HLSC 1F90 Study Guide - Kraft Dinner, Trans Fat, Betty Crocker

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 1F90
• Professor: Madeline Law

Document Summary

It/ is possible to be overweight without being obese (e. g. bodybuilders with lean muscle mass), but body fay is usually the cause of overweight. Fat: lean body mass consists of muscle, bones, body organs (e. g. , heart, liver, kidneys), and body water, body fat includes essential fat and storage fat, essential fat. Necessary for healthy physiological functioning, such as nerve conduction/ necessary for cushioning and insulation of internal organs. = 3-7% of men"s body weight/ = 15% of women"s body weight: storage fat. 5-25% of total body weight of most canadian adults: too much and too little fat can both be unhealthy, amount of body fat can be measured in many ways (see textbook!) Body mass index (bmi: although bmi is not actually a measure of fatness (which defines obesity), Bmi is typically used to determine obesity: bmi = weight (kg)/ height (m)^2.