HLSC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Plethysmograph, Resting Metabolic Rate, Iliac Crest
21 Jan 2016
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Weight: in canada, 52. 1% of adults are overweight or obese (60. 1 men vs 44. 2 women) Ages 12-17, 20. 4 : men usually underestimate their weight vs women usually overestimate it, lowest rate of obesity in canada = british columbia, highest rate of obesity = manitoba, saskatchewan, atlantic provinces. Side effects: mental health, cardiovascular, endocrine, reproductive, immune, respiratory, digestive, bones & joints. Overweight: a weight greater than expected for a speci c height. Obesity: an excessive accumulation of body fat associated with health risk. Body mass index (bmi) : a relationship of weight to height. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa): method of body composition assessment in which estimates are made of bone mineral content and lean and fat mass. Hydrostatic weighing: method of determining body fat by estimation total body volume from the amount of water displaced when a person is completely submerged.
