BMI
BMI stands for this:
What is body mass index?
This term refers to the percentage of fat, bone, water and muscle in the human body
What is body composition
This field assessment method uses calipers to pinch the skin at specific sites to estimate body fat percentage
What is skinfold assessment?
BIA estimates body composition by sending a low electrical current through the body and measuring this
What is resistance?
The formula used to calculate BMI is
What is weight divided by height?
The two main components body composition divides the body into
What are fat mass and fat-free mass?
This method estimates body fat by measuring how much water a person displaces when fully submerged, based on the fact that fat is less dense than muscle.
What is hydrostatic weighing?
The BOD POD measures body composition using this principle, calculating body volume by how much air a person displaces inside a sealed chamber.
What is air displacement plethysmography?
A major limitation of BMI as a tool is
What is that it does not distinguish between fat mass and muscle mass?
This type of body fat is essential for normal physiological functioin and found in organs, nerves and bone marrow
What is essential fat?
This gold-standard lab method uses two low-dose X-ray beams to distinguish fat mass, lean mass, and bone mineral density
What is DEXA?
A common factor that can skew BIA results and should be controlled before testing
What is hydration level?