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1 pound body fat = ____ kcal
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3500
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How many kcalories is an ample reserve of energy?
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50,000 - 200,000 kcalories
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What are some factors that influence energy expenditure?
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gender, growth, age, physical activity, body composition, and body size
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Body weight =
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Fat + lean tissue (including water)
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What percent body fat should a normal-weight man have?
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13 - 21 %
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Percent body fat for normal-weight woman
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23 - 31 %
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Functions of body fat
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provide fuel, insulate and protect the body, assist in nerve impulse transmissions, and support normal hormone activity
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What are some risks of having low body fat?
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hormone synthesis falters, infertility, depression, abnormal hunger regulation, inability to keep warm.
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Central obesity is associated with what health risks?
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heart disease, stroke, diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, gallstones, and some types of cancer.
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What is the preferred method for assessing abdominal fat in a clinical setting?
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Waist circumference
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What are some methods that researchers sometimes use to estimate body composition?
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total body water, radioactive potassium count, near-infrared spectrophotometry, ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging
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Common methods used to assess body FAT
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skinfold measures, hydrodensitometry, bioelectrical impedance, air displacement plethysmography, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
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Health risks of underweight:
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cannot handle medical stresses, menstrual irregularities, infertility, unhealthy infants, osteoporosis, and bone fractures.
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Health risks of overweight:
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diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, some cancers, gallbladder disease, kidney stones, respiratory problems, infertility, and complications during pregnancy and surgery.
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Cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with obesity:
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High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure (hypertension), and diabetes
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Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of at least 3 of the following risk factors:
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high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high blood triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and high waist circumference.
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Female athlete triad is a combination of these 3 medical problems
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disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis
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