Kinesiology 2962A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Cortisol, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Dietitian

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2962A/B
• Professor: Dean Lowrie

Document Summary

Science of the measurement of the body: deals with the measurement of the zie, weight, & proportions of the human, eg. Hieght & weight: bmi, waist circumference (people with bigger waists but have the same bmi as others) Body composition: relative amts of the diff components of the body. Fat mass (visceral fat, cannot see surrounds organs; subcutaneous, under skin) Fat mass< essential & storage: esse(cid:374)tial fat i(cid:374) (cid:271)o(cid:374)es, (cid:271)rai(cid:374) spi(cid:374)al (cid:272)ord & (cid:373)us(cid:272)le ((cid:1007)% of (cid:373)e(cid:374), (cid:1005)(cid:1006)% for (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) you do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)(cid:374)a get below these numbers) Storage fat helps with insulation found in adipose tissue & serves to insulate body. Standards for % body fat: at risk for men is lower than 5, at risk for women is lower than 15% Not everyone measures obesity the same, & cultural standards** Measure children & youth a different way bc they"re little & growing so you refer to a diff child/youth.