Body Fat
Having appropriate amount of fat and fat-free tissues
What is a healthy weight?
The United States
What is the most obese country in the world?
a method for estimating body fat percentage by measuring the thickness of subcutaneous fat under the skin
What is the Skinfold test?
Essential fat and Storage fat
What are the types of fat?
Fat is primarily stored in waist, hips, and thighs, More common in women
What is Gynoid pattern of obesity?
A method that uses a low-radiation X-ray scan of
the entire body to obtain estimates of body fat percentage
What is Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry?
8–19% (prefer <20) for men, recommended low end of 12–15% for young adults
What is recommended Body Fat Percentage
Fat is primarily stored in upper body and around the
waist, More common in men, and Greater risk of developing heart disease and diabetes
What is Android pattern of obesity?
A method in which body fat is estimated according to the resistance to the flow of an electrical current
What is Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)?