Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI

obese

underweight

The correct answer is D.

A pound of body fat is equivalent to 3,500 calories.

D. 3,500

The correct answer is B.

The skin-fold testing is a method that is used to measure the BMI. This method determines your body composition by measuring the thickness of the skin folds in order to know or figure out how much fat is stored beneath the skin.

B. body composition

The correct answer is D.

Being overweight increases the risk of developing heart disease, cancer, asthma, osteoarthritis, type-2 diabetes, and gallbladder disease. In this case, anemia is a condition that is not associated with being overweight.

D. anemia

The correct answer is C.

In losing body weight, it is safe and reasonable to set a target weight loss of 1/2 to 1 pound per week.

C. 1/2 to 1 pound per week

Too low BMI means that you are underweight and your body can’t spend too much energy on extra activities. Too high BMI means that you are overweight. Too much fat in the body is not easy to burn and you feel lethargic as it stays in your body for a long period of time.

You can release more energy if you are healthy.

– Eat foods that are high in calories.

– Eat high-calorie, nutrient-rich foods.

– Have a regular physical activity.

Healthful ways to gain weight

Overweight and obesity

Physical activity helps in developing muscle mass. It can help increase the metabolism needed by the body systems to function properly.

Physical activity

The correct answer is weight cycling.

The term weight cycling is described as the cycle or the repeated pattern of gaining and losing weight.

The correct answer is eating disorders.

Eating disorders are classified as harmful eating behaviors that can result in illness or death. They are usually associated with mental conditions such as depression and low self-esteem.

The correct answer is binge eating disorder.

People who are diagnosed with binge eating disorder often go on binges, wherein they overeat compulsively within a short period of time. This condition often results in obesity.

The correct answer is B.

If a person is picked on at school due to his/her physical appearance, then he/she is likely to develop a negative perception of his/her self.

The correct answer is D.

If you are planning to lose weight, it is important to consult a doctor before engaging yourself in a diet plan. This should be done in order to avoid or reduce the health risks.

D. consult a doctor

The correct answer is C.

Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder that causes a person to have an extremely low body weight due to his/her fear of gaining weight and having a distorted body image. In this case, binge eating is not a behavior that is associated with this condition.

C. eating a large amount of food in a single sitting

Psychotherapy helps in treating this behavioral problem. After this is treated, the emotional aspect is counseled next.

a. break the cycle of binging and purging.

Fad diets are promises of losing weight quickly but it does not stay permanent. It is a requiring you to not eat a certain food or only eating certain types of foods to lose weight quickly. If the food is part of “MyPyramid”, the recommended dietary allowance will not be met if the fad is followed.

Fad diets and health

With the changes in the body of teenagers, it is not recommended to go on a very-low-calorie diet. Calorie is needed to fuel the body. It is needed to maintain the function of the cells.

Calorie is needed to fuel the body.

Fad diets

– Does not follow the MyPyramid guidelines and may deprive the body of the necessary nutrients.

– Requires you to buy “special” products to help in losing weight without exercising.

– Promise fast weight loss in a week.

Legitimate weight-loss plan

– Follows a set of nutrients needed daily to make sure that the body receives the right nutrition,

– Requires you to engage in physical activity.

Fad diet and legitimate weight-loss plan

– Diet pills may contain chemicals that is harmful to the body.

– The nutrients that are needed by the body are flushed by the pills.

– Most diet pills are not FDA approved which means that it may be unsafe to consume.

Diet pills

Anorexia and bulemia

Both bulimia and binge eating are eating disorders that makes you eat more than what the body can take. But unlike bulimia, binge eaters do not vomit the food they ate and causes obesity and high blood pressure, among others.

Bulimia and binge eating

The correct answer is vegetarian.

A vegetarian is a person who consumes plant-based foods or food products only.

The correct answer is herbal supplements.

Herbal supplements are the dietary supplements which are made from plant extracts.

The correct answer is megadose.

The term megadose is used to describe the dose of a vitamin or a drug that is larger than the normal, recommended dosage.

The correct answer is C.

Chicken is not a plant-based food. In this case, vegetarians would refuse to eat it.

C. Chicken

The correct answer is C.

A person with celiac disease experiences an immune reaction when they consume gluten. The ingestion of gluten may cause damage in their small intestines.

C. gluten

Salt gets filtered in the kidney and if it is not expelled, the adrenal glands puts more pressure to process the salt in the body.

d. High blood pressure

Males who are in the puberty stage and are physically active needs more calories in their diet than females of the same age.

Physical activity, gender, and age

It’s natural functionality is intact and you are more immune to diseases. All the nutrients are present in your body to help it fight against illnesses.

Good nutrition makes your cells healthy.

Advantages and disadvantages of vegetarian diet

There will be electrolyte imbalance when dehydration occurs. The minerals will be excreted along with the sweat when vigorous exercise is done. Salt will be expelled along with sugars. When the minerals are expelled, there will be imbalance in the tonicity of the cell.

There will be electrolyte imbalance when dehydration occurs.

Dietary supplements are only made up of the one or two nutrients but not the complete dietary requirement. Also dietary supplements may be the cause of overdosage for vitamins A, D, E, and K.

Dietary supplements are not substitute for food.

Dietary supplements do not have the lactose ingredient that dairy products have. It only have the calcium in its capsules.

He does not have to suffer from lactose intolerance.

It disrupts with the normal muscle mass improvement of the body. It can damage the heart, liver, and kidneys. For example, steroids can boost muscle growth but the muscle expanded immediately without the proper adaptation of the cells in and surrounding it. It may cause rupture of the muscle fibers.

Performance enhancer drugs are hazardous to the health especially to teens.