Nutrition
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins and minerals are all types of this.
Nutrients
Obesity is what type of disease?
Metabolic
Higher levels of this are associated with cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Body fat percentage
Name two signs of cardiovascular disease.
High blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, high blood glucose level, obesity/overweight
This is a process by which the body converts what we eat to energy required to survive.
Metabolism
Vitamins and Minerals are this type of nutrient.
Micronutrient
This term means choosing active activities vs. non-active recreational activities.
Active Leisure
This includes everything in the body not made from adipose tissue.
Fat free mass
This cardiovascular disease affects the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain.
Cerebrovascular disease
Resting metabolic rate calculates the amount of this required by your body to perform basic bodily functions when your body is at rest.
Energy
These yield energy and are needed by the body in large quantities.
Macronutrients
This is reflected in employment, healthcare, media, and school, and contributes to treatment inaction, among other things.
Weight bias
This includes subcutaneous and visceral fat surrounding the body.
Fat mass
Name two ways to prevent heart disease.
Eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy body weight, regular physical activity, don’t smoke/vape/use tobacco
The resting metabolic rate is often used to determine the number of these to gain, lose, or maintain body weight.
Calories
Deficiency diseases, chronic diseases, and increased risk of infection may result from this.
Lack of proper nutrition
Name two ways you can approach problem solving.
Managing one’s reaction; Starting with F.A.C.T.S.; Define the problem; Generate solutions; Choose the most useful and practical alternative
Name three measurement methods for body composition.
Skin calipers, hydrostatic underwater weighing, Bod Pod, DEXA, BIA
This blood pressure number indicates how much pressure your blood is exerting against your artery walls when the heart beats.
Systolic blood pressure
Name the two pieces of equipment that can be used to measure resting metabolic rate by the indirect calorimetry method.
Metabolic Cart and MedGem
This macronutrient supports cell membranes, nerve functions, and hormone production.
Fat
Name the three ways to assist obesity nutritionally and metabolically.
Surgery, Pharmacotherapy, Lifestyle Modification
This is a value based solely on the weight and height ratio of an individual and does not assess body composition.
BMI
High levels of this type of cholesterol can lead to plaque buildup in your arteries and result in heart disease or stroke.
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
This refers to the number of calories required by your body to just exist.
Basal Metabolic Rate