Body fat storage
Definitions
Body composition assessment
100

Fat that is essential for body functioning

What is essential fat

100

The relative amounts of fat and fat free tissues in the body

What is body composition?

100

Type of test done by pinching the thigh, chest, triceps, and abdomen

What is the skinfold test?

200

Fat located in the adipose tissue

What is storage fat?
200

Excessive fat that presents a risk to health

What is obesity?

200

When a low-level electrical current is passed through the body between electrodes or sensors

What is bioelectrical impedance analysis?

300

Fat stored in the upper body and waist

What is android fat?

300

Ratio of body weight divided by height

What is body mass index?

300

The displacement of water to calculate body density

What is hydrostatic weighing?