HLSC 1F90 Lecture 13: HLSC Lecture # 13
25 Jan 2016
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What is a healthy weight: lots of people worry about their weight, one way to determine your healthy weight is with a chart like this. Men"s weight would generally be at higher end. Women"s eight would generally be at lower end: but a healthy weight is more than just weight-to-height ratio, overweight. Refers to a body weight greater than expected for a specific height (usually determined with a standard height- weight chart) It is possible to be overweight without being fat (e. g. , athletes with lean muscle mass), but body fat is usually the cause of overweight: obesity. An excessive accumulation of body fat beyond what"s considered healthy for a person of a certain age and sex. Fat free mass consists of muscle, bones, body organs (e. g. , heart, liver, kidneys), and body water. Body fat includes essential fat and storage fat. Necessary for healthy physiological functioning, such as nerve conduction | necessary for cushioning and insulation of internal organs.
