Chapter 6: Body Composition

The National Institutes of Health estimates that obesity directly accounts for __________ of deaths in the USA.

15-20%

Obesity for men is defined as body fat percentage greater than __________.

25%

Obesity for females is defined as body fat percentage greater than __________.

35%

On average, how many pounds do college students gain during their first year in school?

4-15 pounds

Current estimates say that what percentage of the US population is overweight or obese?

67

__________ is tissue where fat is stored in the body.

Adipose tissue

Conditions associated with being underweight include which of the following?

All of the answers are correct.

Obesity increases the incidence of which of the following conditions?

All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following are often used in a clinical setting?

All of the answers are correct.

__________ is a pattern of fat storage characterized by fat being stored in the abdominal region and upper body.

Android

__________ is the specific term used to describe a slow increase in body fat over several years.

Creeping obesity

__________ fat is the specific type of fat that is needed by the body in order for it to function optimally.

Essential

__________ is fat stored just beneath the skin.

Subcutaneous fat

Someone may have a normal body weight but a high amount of body fat. True or False

True

__________ is fat stored in the abdomen and around the body organs.

Visceral

Optimal body weight should be based upon __________.

age, sex, and height

As one ages, weight gain is usually attributed to __________.

an increase in food intake and a decrease in physical activity

One of the most common methods used to determine a healthy body weight is __________.

body mass index

A method used to determine body fat involving weighing an individual on land and in a tank of water is __________.

hydrostatic weighting

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry uses __________ to assess body fat and lean tissue.

radiation

The relationship between the onset of type 2 diabetes and body fatness can be described as __________.

strong

A skinfold assessment attempts to extrapolate your total body fat by measuring __________ body fat.

subcutaneous

To calculate fat-free weight using body fat percentage, __________.

subtract body fat percent from 100 and then multiply that number by the individual's total body weight

Sites for measuring body fat using the skinfold method often include __________.

the abdomen

Waist-to-hip ratios tell you __________.

whether your body fat is distributed in an unhealthy manner