HUMNNTR 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Coronary Artery Disease, Body Fat Percentage, Menopause
4 Aug 2018
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Obesity, increases risk- not necessarily the cause. There is a bare minimum. around 6 for men and 12 for women. Very accurate, no longer practical air displacement (bodpod) Determines the body volume and air displaced in a sealed chamber. Calipers measure fat layers under the skin. Measurements from multiple body sites are used in an equation to calculate % body fat, more sites the better bioelectrical impedance. Device measures resistance to the ow of a low-energy electrical current through the body. Shows fat tissues, lean tissues, and bone mass. Health risks increase when waist circumference exceeds. 40 in for men, 35 for women. Usual for men and post menopausal women. Gynoid pear* what you want to be. 7. 4 why some people are obese nature vs nurture. Genes may account for up to 70% of weight differences. Metabolic rate, fuel use, brain chemistry, body shape. Genes very much affect our body type and size. Reduction in calorie intake results in lower.
