KIN 4512 Chapter : Chapter 17 Outline
15 Mar 2019
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Importance of body composition: body composition determines appearance. 10. 7 years: active boys decreased level of fat weight; Increased caloric intake during training: decreased physical fitness in young children linked to, lower average performance in walking and running (dollman et al. Dollman 2004: higher systolic blood pressure and body fat (janz et al. Increase 54% children, 39% adolescents in last 20 years: metabolic and thyroid disorders account for less than 1% of cases, what causes obesity, rapid increase implicates environmental rather than genetic factors. Why: people are less active, diets have increased in fat and sugar, genetic factors could not have changed the incidence of obesity so rapidly, prevalence of obesity with advancing age, graph. Tq: consequences of being overweight during childhood: all that apply: consequences of being overweight during childhood, relationship of obesity to motor development and performance, delayed walking and other motor development in babies.
