Body Composition CH. 8. What is body composition? ▪ Your body is made up of many different kinds...
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Body CompositionCH. 8
What is body composition?
▪ Your body is made up of many different kinds of tissues including muscles, bones, fat, and organs
▪ Many factors contribute to your body composition such as heredity, age, maturation, and healthy such as physical activity and eating habits.
▪ Only two factors you can control is physical activity and nutrition.
▪ Body Fat is most important component because you shouldn’t have too much or too little.
Body Fat
▪ Having too much fat can cause problems such as ▪ Heart desiese▪ Cancer▪ High Blood Pressure ▪ Diabetes
▪ Having too little fat can be a sign of an eating disorder▪ Eating Disorders are serious
medical problems and are NEVER funny
How much body fat should I have?
▪ Everyone needs to have some body fat
▪ The minimum amount of fat a person should have is called essential fat
▪ Fat is stored as energy and can be used to provide fuel for physical activity.
What is Body Mass Index
▪ Body Mass Index or BMI is a formula that uses a persons hight and weight to calculate if they are overweight
▪ The term overweight refers to having more weight than other people which isn’t the same as being high in body fat
How to measure BMI
Review
▪ What is included in the body’s composition?
▪ Which of the following is related to having too much body fat?▪ Diabetes▪ Loss of appetite▪ Too much energy
▪ Which of the following is related to having too little body fat?▪ Heart Disease▪ Cancer▪ An eating disorder▪ High Blood Pressure
Energy Balance: Physical Activity and NutritionCH. 8
Energy Balance
▪ Energy Balance means consuming only as much energy through foods as your body uses each day
▪ One way to measure energy is to count calories of the food you consume
▪ The calories you eat are called calorie intake and the calories your body burns is referred to energy expenditure
▪ People who take in more calories than they expend will gain weight
▪ People who take in fewer calories then they expend will lose weight
What Should I eat?
▪ MyPyramid or MyPlate are guides to help you so you can consume the right kinds and amounts of food
▪ Foods provide us with energy and other important nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Review
▪ What does energy balance mean?
▪ What is a common unit of measure for energy?
▪ What do you call the calories your body burns?
▪ If a person takes in more calories than they expend, what's likely to happen?
▪ What are three major sources of calories?