URBS 359 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Iron Supplement, Supplemental Security Income
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Lecture 21: hungry but not starving: functional consequences of undernutrition in adults . When functional indicators are added to more traditional measures (height, weight, skinfold thicknesses, body circumferences), you can achieve a fuller picture of the physicological and psychological consequences of chronic or acute under and overnutrition. Basal metabolic rate (bmr) the certain amount of energy required to maintain organ function and homeostasis: affected by sex, age, and body composition, lean tissues require more energy to be maintained than adipose tissues. Thermic effect of food (tef) the amount of energy the body requires to digest food. In general, adults and children respond to undernutrition of a population by decreasing physical activity or substituting lower-effort activities for higher-effort ones. Best measure of someone"s capacity to perform physical work (should measure work commonly performed by subjects, but usually tests activities such as exercising on a treadmill)
