Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Coronary Artery Disease, Abdominal Obesity

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

Chapter 9: energy balance and healthy body weight. Increased risks for diseases: risk of premature death. Obese: now declared a chronic disease, major risk for cvd, hbp, hd. Other risks: high blood lipids, sleep apnea, gout, arthritis, abdominal hernias, liver malfunction, flat feet, varicose veins, gallbladder disease, respiratory problems, kidney stones, complications in pregnancy, surgery, high accident rate, some cas. Weight for height tables not accurate. Bmi weight for height in people >20 years. Waist circumference visceral fatness in proportion to body fatness; indicator of health risk (type 2 dm, chd, hbp); men > 102 cm (40in); women >88 cm (35in) Body mass index: bmi, = weight in kg / height in m2, = weight in lb / height in in2 x 705. Bmi values: most valuable for evaluating degrees of obesity, less useful for evaluating non o(cid:271)ese people(cid:859)s (cid:271)ody fat(cid:374)ess.