NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Body Water, Phospholipid, Swim Cap
21 Apr 2016
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Body composition is a branch of human biology which focuses on body components. A building block for vitamin d, sex hormones. Obesity increases risk of many diseases: cvd, diabetes, cancer, reproductive problems, joint problems, sleep apnea, depression. In 2011, 18. 3% of canadians (4. 6 mill) reported they were obese. Body mass index (bmi: based on height and weight. Bmi = body weight (in kg) / height (in meters squared) Bmi is compared to other children of the same age and sex. Percentiles: how is the child doing relative to other children, the higher the percentile, the heavier the kid. It can"t distinguish between fat mass and fat free mass. It is inaccurate for: muscular people, people with low muscle mass (sarcopenia, older adults, certain disease states (i. e. cancer) Visceral adipose tissue = fat around the organs. Subcutaneous adipose tissue = fat under the skin.
