BIOCHEM 4M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Protein Kinase, Skeletal Muscle, Endocrine System
3 Feb 2017
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Biochem 4m03 lecture 10 obesity, energy balance and appetite control. Most standards that calculate obesity rates use the body mass index formula: bmi = body mass (kg)/height (m2) The taller you are the more you weigh obviously. Normal range is 18. 5 25 (healthy range), although it depends on your body composition and a number of other variables. Different stages of obesity depending on bmi index. Use this scale cause it can be very easily applied to population. For kids, it"s more challenging to do cause they are still growing: can"t apply same rating as we do to adults, use percentile scales instead. Reference man: 3% essential fat, 12% storage fat, 44. 8% muscle, 14. 9% bone, 25. 3% other components. Reference woman: 12% essential fat, 15% storage fat, 36% muscle, 12% bone, 25% other components. For caucasian men, much lower adipose tissue fat gets stored in organs at a lower amounts of adiposity: also depends on ethnicity.
