Health Sciences 2000A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Basal Metabolic Rate, Resting Metabolic Rate, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
11 Oct 2016
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More than half of canadians are classified as overweight or obese according to body mass index (bmi) Equally alarming is the high percentage of canadian youth considered overweight or obese. Overweight a weight greater than expected for a specific height (determined by bmi) Obesity an excessive accumulation of body fat at which level the risk for health problems is. A person can be overweight by not obese, for example a male weightlifter or football athlete may be overweight according to bmi because of high level of lean body or muscle mass. Some people may have appropriate bmi, but most of the weight is coming from fat because that pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) does(cid:374)(cid:859)t e(cid:454)e(cid:396)(cid:272)ise etc. Body mass index (bmi) a technique of weight assessment based on the relationship of weight to height: bmi =(weight in kg)/(height in m2, bmi = [(weight in lb)/(height in in2)] x 705. 30 to 34. 9 = obese class 1 high health risk.
