PEDS334 Lecture Notes - Lean Body Mass, Fembot, Dyslipidemia
28 Apr 2013
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Running at 16 km/hr, scott has a vo2 of 3. 0l/min and produces 2. 5l/min co2. He can run at this pace for 1 hour. How many grams of fat and grams of cho will he use during this time. So he will hae 0. 496 g/lo2 of carbs and 0. 297g/lo2. Next we multiply by time so we end up with the amount of grams. 0. 891 g/min x 60 min = 53. 46 g. Here are a few reasons: determine health status, monitor changes in body comp (growth, aging, disease, evaluate efficacy of treatment (ex. Exercise, diet, drug interventions designed to change body comp) It is used to predict how much visceral fat is in the body. Why do we want to measure it? metabolic changes associated with excess adiposity: hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia insulin resistance, dyslipidemia. Obesity results in increased risk of: type 2 diabetes (niddm, chd, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, gallbladder disease, certain cancers stroke, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, social and psychological issues.
