HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Underweight, Lunch Box, Lunch Meat
21 Jan 2016
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Healthy amount of body fat for a typical young adult (20-29 yr old) male is 7-15% Heathy amount of body fat for a typical young women (20-29) is 14-19% Fat free mass & fat mass: fat-free mass consists of muscle, bones, body organs and water, body fat included essential fat and storage fat. Essential fat: necessary for healthy physiological functioning, such as nerve conduction & for cushioning and insulation of internal organs. (3-7% mens weight vs 10-15% women"s body weight) Storage fat: fat reserves; not essential. (5-25% of total body weight of most. Canadian adults: too much or too little = can be unhealthy. Bmi: although bmi is not actually a measure of fatness (which de nes obesity), bmi is typically used to determine obesity. Weight management: in theory, weight management simply required burning all calories, people the same age/sex/height/weight, burn calories at different rates, bmr, rmr, emr.
