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21 Cards in this Set
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fat incorporated in various tissues of the body; critical for normal body functioning
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essential fat
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connective tissue in which fat is stored
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adipose tissue
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fat located under the skin
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subcutaneous fat
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fat located around major organs
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visceral fat
intro-abdominal fat |
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the percentage of total body weight that is composed of fat
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percent body fat
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body weight about the recommended range for good health
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overweight
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severely overweight, characterized by an excessive accumulation body fat, may also be defined in terms of some measure of total body weight
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obesity
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a cluster of symptoms present in may overweight and obese people that greatly increases their risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses
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metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance syndrome |
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a condition consisting of 3 interrelated disorders: abnormal eating patterns followed by lack of menstrual periods and decreased bone density
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female athlete triad
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absent or infrequent menstruation, sometimes related to low levels of body fat and excessive quantity or intensity of exercise
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amenorrhea
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a measure of relative body weight correlating highly with more direct measures of body fat
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body mass index (BMI)
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dividing total body weight (in kg) by the square of body height (in m)
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body mass index (BMI)
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a pressure-sensitive measuring instrument with two jaws that can be adjusted to determine thickness
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caliper
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the body's relative amounts of fat and fat-free mass
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body composition
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an individual is submerged and weighed under water
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underwater weighing
hydrostatic weighing |
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a simple, inexpensive, and practical way to asses body composition by measuring the thickness of skinfolds at various sites to calculate percent body fat
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skinfold measurements
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a small chamber containing computerized sensors, measures body composition by air displacement
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the bod pod
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sending small electrical current through the body and measuring the body's resistance to it
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bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
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good conductors of electrical current in the body
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fat-free tissues
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measuring the tissue absorption of high- and low-energy X-ray beams
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dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
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estimates lean body mass by passing a body through a magnetic filed
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total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC)
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