Body Composition
(True/False) Body composition provides a better insight than height and weight
What is True
What are fat soluble vitamins?
What is A,D,E,K
(True/False) Lean subjects have a lower amount of total body water.
What is False
The % of body water in the body
What is ~60%
What are the 6 nutrient groups?
What is
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
How electrolytes are removed from the body
What is through urine
Percentage of the body that is fat-free mass
What is 75-85%
What is the major energy source for the body?
What is fats
What is by fluids, foods and cells metabolising
Fat free mass includes this
What is
Bone
Muscles
Organs
Connective tissue
What is carbohydrate loading?
What is an increased diet of carbohydrates prior to prolonged exercise
The ways water is output from the body
What is
Skin
Respiratory tract
Feces
Kidneys
Laboratory techniques used to measure body composition
What is
DEXA
Skinfold
Bioelectric Impedance
Hydrostatic weighing
What % of diet is carbohydrates?
What is 60-65%
How the body avoids dehydration during exercise
What is kidneys slow urine production