HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: French Fries, Overconsumption, Binge Eating

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Greater than expected for a specific height (determined pith a standard health-weight chart) It is possible to be overweight without being fat but body fat is usually the cause of overweight: obesity. An excessive accumulation of (non-essential) body fat beyond what"s considered healthy for a person of a certain age and sex. Too much and too little fat can both be unhealthy. Too much fat is associated with: reduced life expectancy (50-100% higher risk premature death, unhealthy cholesterol, type 2 diabetes (adult onset diabetes), cvd, cancer. Therefore, is it important to be able to measure body composition (% fat) accurately. Common measures of weight and/or body fat: height-weight, body composition analysis (see text, body mass index. Although bmi is not actually a measure of fatness (which defines obesity), bmi is typically used to determine obesity. Bmi: no good with children, highly muscular people, vertically challenged people: ************ bmi = weight(kg) / [height(m)]2**************

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