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why is body comp assessment relevant to dieticians?

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nutrition diagnosis, help guide intervention development, monitor impact of nutrition interventions

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3 components of study of body comp:

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rules and models, bio influences, measurement techniques

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what are the 5 lvls of human body comp?

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atomic, molecular, cellular, tissue-system, whole body

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subcomponents of level 4

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blood, bone, adipose, skeletal muscle, other

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basic 2 compartment model:

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fat and fat free mass

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key observations about men in Behnke’s reference man and woman:

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generally > ht and wt and muscle mass, < total body fat

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what is essential fat?

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fat in internal organs (heart, lungs, liver, spleen, muscles, intestines, kidneys) bone marrow, CNS, cell membranes ; in females there is also sex specific essential fat; essential for normal physiological functioning

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what is storage fat?

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includes fat primarily in adipose tissue deports, fat that surrounds/protects organs (visceral), adipose tissue depot beneath skin’s surface (subcutaneous)

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what is fat free mass?

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body mass devoid of all extractable fat (muscle, connective tissue, water, organic matter, mineral content); ie. FFM = body mass - fat mass

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what is lean body mass?

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FFM + essential fat

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direct methods to assess body comp:

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cadaver analysis (direct chemical analysis of the adult body, most accurate) which is the gold standard but not practical

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indirect methods (in vivo) to assess body comp:

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anthropometry, hydrodensitrometry, air displacement plethysmography, whole body counting, BIA, DXA, CT, MRI, ultrasound

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error associate with in vivo methods:

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methodological (data collection) error, error in assumptions (calculations)

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how close measured value gets to true value

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validity

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how close measured values are to each other

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reliability

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bio factors that influence body comp:

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genetic influences, life stage/age, exercise, chronic disease

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LBM ___ throughout childhood and ____ with ^ age

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increases; decreases

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anthropometric measures:

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wt, skinfold, circumferences, stature, limb lengths, breadths

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anthropometric findings compared to:

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reference standards and previous measurements of individual

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uses of anthropometry?

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estimate body comp, evaluate nutrition status, indices and ratios can predict disease risk

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ht is measured to the nearest ___ cm

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0.5

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primary method for height:

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stadiometer

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estimates for height:

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knee height index, half arm span, Demi arm span, ulna length, recumbent length with measuring tape

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knee height best measured using _____

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sliding knee ht caliper

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what is half arm span?
distance form midline at sternal notch to tip of mid finger while non dominant arm is stretched out horizontally (ht calculated by doubling this measure)
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what is demispan?
distance from midline at sternal notch to web between mid and ring fingers along outstretched non dominant arm (gender specific formulas)
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equations used to predict height in men and women >65 years:
ulna length (olecranon process at elbow to midpoint of styloid process at wrist)
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wt is measured to nearest ____
0.1 kg
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relationship between BMI and mortality represented by ____
J shaped curve
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risk of death is lowest at this BMI range:
22.5-25
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wt measurement at time of exam is called:
actual body weight
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clinical presentation to consider in context of interpretation of ABW:
fluid status, disease burden, tumours
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what is IBW?
ideal weight associated with max life expectancy for given ht
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frame size measurement includes:
biacromial breadth, bitrochanteric breadth, ratio of stature to wrist circumference, breadth of chest, knee and wrist breadth, elbow breadth
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most accessible and easy to measure, practical frame size measurement?
elbow breadth
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frame size limitations:
subjective, reference data not representative of entire population, quality of data variable, inadequate control of confounding variable that can influence wt, unclear how frame size was determined , don't provide info on body comp
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calculating IBW use ____ equation
Hamwi
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how to calculate %IBW?
actual body weight / ideal body weight x 100
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how to calculate IBW?
use BMI target
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used by some RDs for obese pt when calculating energy requirements
adjusted body weight
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premise of AdBW is ____ and assumption is _____
adipose tissue not as metabolically active asleep tissue so ABW in equations to predict BEE may result in overestimation ; 25% of excess wt in obese person is metabolically active
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equation for AdBW?
0.25 (ABW - IBW) + IBW
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AdBW typically used when client > ____% IBW
125-130
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%UBW is calculated by:
actual / usual weight
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calculate %wt lost:
(usual-current) / usual x 100
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estimated IBW for amputees:
((100 - %amputation) / 100) x IBW for original ht
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android type also referred to as ____ and is _____
apple/male type; > proportion fat distributed in upper body, esp. abdomen
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gyroid type also referred to as ____ and is _____
pear/female type; > proportion fat distributed in lower body, esp. hips and thighs
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excess ab fat is associated with:
insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia, prediabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke, mortality
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cut points for WHR (waist to hip ratio)
0.95 for M, 0.80 for F
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better predictor of overall ab obesity than WHR
waist circumference
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WC outpoints to determine disease risk:
>/= 102 cm for M, >/=88 cm for F
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skin folds measurement is based on this assumption:
direct relationship exists between total body fat and subcutaneous fat
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2 uses for measurements of skinfolds collected:
1) scores for various measures added and sum used to indicate relative degree of fatness 2) scores inputted into various math regression equations developed to calculate %BF
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assumptions involved in skin folds:
1) double thickness of skin/subcutanoues adipose tissue has constant compressibility 2) thickness of skin is negligible or a constant fraction of skin fold 3) thickness of SAT is constant/predictable within and between individuals 4) fat content of adipose tissue is constant 5) proportion of internal to external fat is constant 6) body fat is normally distributed
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which has more impact, absolute change or percentage change?
%change
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4 common skin fold measurement:
bicep, tricep, sub scapular, suprailiac
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advantages of skin folds:
inexpensive, require little space, expedient, estimates of body comp correlate well with those done from hydrostatic weighing when skin folds done correctly
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limitations of skin folds?
requires extensive training, less accurate than other indirect methods
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general procedure of estimating body comp from body density
densitometry
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density of human body is ration of ____ and ___
mass (MA) ; volume (v)
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equation for body density:
Db = MA/V
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synonymous with hydrodensitometry, original gold standard of body comp assessment prior to advancement of other tech
underwater weighing
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modern alternative air displacement plethysmography
bod pod and pea pod
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technique of hydrodensitometry is based on:
archimedes Principle: volume of object submerged in water = volume of water the object displaces
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how does UWW work?
computes body volume as diff between body mass measured in air (Wa) and body weight measurement during water submersion (Ww); body volume (BV) is = to the loss of wt in water with the appropriate temp correction for water's density (Dw)
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equation for UWW:
BV = (Wa-Ww) Dw
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UWW procedure:
subject exhales fully, slowly lean forward until head completely submerged, try press as much air from lungs as possible, stays motionless, multiple trials
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factors that affect UWW measurements?
consumption of food and carbonated beverages beforehand, fluid losses during training, fluid retention prior to menstruation, ability to forcibly exhale while submerged
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corrections required for UWW:
residual volume (RV) , volume of gas in GIT (VGI)
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how to calculate body density using UWW?
Db = Wa / ((Wa-Ww)/Dw - (RV+VGI))
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equations used for calculate %BF?
siri equation, brozek equation
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assumptions of FFM for UWW?
FFM has constant lvl of hydration and constant proportion of bone mineral to muscle
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density of fat is ____ and FFM is _____
0.9007g/cm^3; 1.100 g/cm^3
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limits of density assumptions for FM and FFM?
represent averages for young and middle aged adults, constants vary among individuals and groups (ie. race/ethnicity)
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how to convert %BF into fat mass?
TBW x (%fat/100)
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biggest source of error in UWW?
residual volume
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limitations to UWW?
requires considerable subject cooperation and training, special equipment / space required, evaluator requires training, assumption of constant density of FFM, gas trapped in GIT can only be estimated
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technique where body vol and density estimated using pressure-volume relationships
air displacement plethysmography
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bod pod need to adjust for:
isothermal effects (put on swim cap and suit)
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total body volume is corrected for ____
thoracic gas volume (measured or predicted)
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TGV measured is better than predicted for this population:
athletes at extreme heights, >185cm
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final body volume is corrected for:
TGV and body surface area
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advantages of ADP?
validation studies show good agreement with other criterion methods, expedient, easy test to perform, more suitable for children and elderly v UWW
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limitations of BOD POD?
expensive, not portable , depend on assumption that FFM has constant density

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