Exam 3 Flashcards
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body composition
Examining Height and Weight are not enough predict healthy weight
Body Mass Index
BMI=weight(lb)*703/height^2 (in^2)
or
BMI=weight(kg)/height(m^2)
BMI is an ok measure in the right circumstances
Valid- children & sedentary
- Invalid- many athletes
assessing body composition
body s chemical and molecular composition
body s chemical and molecular composition
Fat around internal organs, nerves, in muscle
component of fat mass: Sex specific
~9% above essen+al
- Needed for proper hormone release
component of fat mass: Storage fat
Subcutaneous and visceral
Subcutaneous and visceral
- Muscle
- Bone
- Blood
- Viscera
- etc
Large portion is water
body composition Provides more information
- Height and weight not enough to know fitness status
- increase Percent body fat, decrease performance
Body composition measured several ways
- Densitometry/hydrostatic weighing
- DEXA
- Air plethysmography
- Skinfold
- Bioelectric impedance
Densitometry
measures body density Hydrosta.c (underwater) weighing • Gold Standard - Muscle heavier than water, fat lighter than water - Most commonly used method - Accurate to within 1-2%
hydrostatic weight
Use body density to calculate %BF
- Mass in air
- Mass in water
- Volume (calculated)
Limitations of hydrostatic weighing
Lung air and intestinal volume confounding variable oConversion of body density to percent fat oFat-free density varies among people Different %BF equations exist Siri Equation (General Population
• Air plethysmography (Bod Pod)
- Another densitometry technique
- Air displacement (instead of water)
- Easy for subject, difficult for operator, expensive
- Similar limita+ons as underwater weight
- Similar accuracy as well
Dual-energy X-ray absorptometry(DEXA)
- Quantifies bone and soft-tissue composition
- Precise and reliable
DEXA Limitations
expensive to run
-$700-$1500 depending on location
size of the individual
-Table and imaging cameras only cover a certain area
skinfold
- Most widely used field technique
- Measures thickness at a minimum of three sites
- Number of sites vary and sites may vary by location with gender
skinfold: Reasonably accurate
- ~3% accurate when tester is trained
• Pinch pressure is important - Visceral fat is not measured
Bioelectric impedance
- Electrodes on ankle, foot, wrist, hand
- Current passes from proximal to distal sites
- Fat-free mass good conductor, fat poor conductor
Bioelectrical Impedence: Tanita Unit
- Fast and easy means of
measuring %BF
Bioelectrical Impedence: Limitations
- Reasonably accurate
- May be affected by hydration status
adipose cells are like muscles
as adults we are considered to have a set number of cells
large genetic component to obesity
Obese individuals will develop a greater number of adipose cells which will store fat
weight loss with obesity
no such thing as spot reduction