HEED-110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nutrigenomics, Menopause, Dental Caries

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Weight management: learning objective: discuss different methods for assessing body weight and body composition. Body composition: body fat comes in three types. Subcutaneous fat: just beneath skin. provides resistance to disease. Viseral fat: embedded in tissue connecting intestines to abdominal wall (surronds abdominal organs). 10-20% of total body fat in men and 5- Increased risk of metabolic syndrome, heart disease and stroke. Percent body fat is more important vs. total weight. Positive energy balance is to take in more calories than the body is able to burn in a day. Negative energy balance is to eat fewer calories than the body is able to burn in a day. Body weight above the ideal range for optimal health. Obesity is a more serious level of body fat. Hydrostatic weighing and bod pod: submerged and weighed underwater. Body mass index (bmi): weight proportional to height. Does not account for muscle. from body density. Skinfold measurements: measures thickness of fat under skin.

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