NUTR 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Basal Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, Subcutaneous Tissue

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 1010
• Professor: Simone Holligan

Document Summary

A body that has enough body fat and enough lean muscle for good health. Too much body fat increases our risk of disease. Too little body fat causes compromises in body function (fertility) Too little lean muscle decreases our ability to move and function independently. Measures thickness of the: skinfolds around the body like triceps, back, thigh (assess subcutaneous fat levels) Good portable (use calipers), measures body fat. Less accurate for the obese people (excess adipose tissue) or the elderly (excess skin) When we know the body"s weight and volume, we can volume density. The denser the body, the more muscle there is. Main way health professionals determine if our body weight is healthy. Bmi = body (in kilograms) / height squared (in metres) To calculated your metric height and weight. Height in metre = height in inches x 5. 4/100. Weight in kg = weight in lbs/2. 2. Type 2 diabetes (increased glucose because it stops using insulin properly)