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Chapter 6

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#1
Front (Question)

the body’s relative amounts of fat mass and fat-free mass (bone, water, muscle, connective and organ tissues, teeth)

Back (Answer)

Body composition

#2
Front (Question)

what is crucial for normal body functioning?

Back (Answer)

Essential fat

#3
Front (Question)

how much is essential body fat in males?

Back (Answer)

3–5% of total body weight

#4
Front (Question)

how much is essential body fat in females?

Back (Answer)

8–12% of total body weight

#5
Front (Question)

adipose tissue, stored by the body for later use, is called?

Back (Answer)

nonessential fat

#6
Front (Question)

Non-Essential Fat • Exists within cells as:

Back (Answer)

adipose tissue

#7
Front (Question)

nonessential fat is mainly:

Back (Answer)

subcutaneous or visceral

#8
Front (Question)

what do fat cells do with more fat stored?

Back (Answer)

increase in size

#9
Front (Question)

fat deposits are Almost always due to:

Back (Answer)

food intake exceeding calorie expenditure

#10
Front (Question)

typical body composition male:

Back (Answer)

45% muscle 3% essential fat 12% non-essential fat 15% bone 25% other

#11
Front (Question)

typical body composition female:

Back (Answer)

36% muscle 12% essential fat 15% non-essential fat 12% bone 25% other

#12
Front (Question)

The most important consideration in evaluating body weight and composition is the:

Back (Answer)

proportion of total body weight that is fat (percent body fat)

#13
Front (Question)

total body weight above a recommended range for good health =

Back (Answer)

overweight

#14
Front (Question)

severely overweight and over-fat; characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat:

Back (Answer)

obesity

#15
Front (Question)

% Obesity in Canadians in 1978-79:

Back (Answer)

13.8%

#16
Front (Question)

% Obesity in Canadians in 2009:

Back (Answer)

24.1%

#17
Front (Question)

Overweight in Canadians in 2010:

Back (Answer)

34+%

#18
Front (Question)

U.S.- overweight and obese %?

Back (Answer)

obese: 34%, overweight: 67+%

#19
Front (Question)

Excess Body Fat gives you increased:

Back (Answer)

risk of chronic disease and premature death (50-100%)

#20
Front (Question)

associated health problems with excess body fat include:

Back (Answer)

 Unhealthy blood fat levels  Impaired heart function (+ 50%)  Heart disease and hypertension (3x risk)  Cancer  Impaired immune function  Gallbladder disease  Kidney disease  Skin problems  Sleeping problems

#21
Front (Question)

Metabolic Syndrome • Also known as:

Back (Answer)

insulin resistance syndrome

#22
Front (Question)

Symptoms to metabolic syndrome include:

Back (Answer)

• resistance to insulin, • high blood pressure, • high blood glucose levels, • abnormal blood fat levels (high triglycerides, low HDL levels], • increased fat in the abdominal area.

#23
Front (Question)

when you have metabolic syndrome, Heart disease risk increases how much (for men and women)?

Back (Answer)

3x for men and 6x for women

#24
Front (Question)

Activity improves the health of people who are:

Back (Answer)

• normal weight • overweight, • obese