Nutrition
- Created by: z_mills1
- Created on: 04-06-14 15:31
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- Nutrition
- Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
- how fast energy is being used, depends on gender, age , physique
- infants have a high BMR for their size - due to their rapid growth and development
- men usually have a higher BMR than women since they tend to have more muscle
- Percentage body fat
- the proportion of body fat to lean body tissue
- men 10-20%, women 15-25%
- Body mass index (BMI)
- indication of height to weight ratio
- high BMI (above 30) indicates obesity
- Obesity
- condition where a person's percentage body fat is over 40%
- causes cancer (2nd only to smoking)
- people who are obese are more likely to suffer from coronary hear disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure
- Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
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