Energy

• What is energy balance?

  • Balance of calories consumed vs. burned
  • Greater calories burned leads to weight loss
  • Fewer calories burned leads to weight gain
• How is BMI calculated?

  Body mass in kg divided by height in m²
• What does a BMI value below 18 indicate?

  Individual is underweight
• What does a waist-to-hip ratio above 1 suggest?

  Increased risk of heart disease
• What does a value below 18 indicate in the BMI chart?

  Individual is underweight
• What does a value above 30 indicate in the BMI chart?

  Individual is obese
• How is waist-to-hip ratio used in health assessments?

  Determines risk of heart disease
• How many calories should men intake?

  2,500kcal
• How many calories should a women have?

  2,000kcal
• What is the energy budget of an organism?

  The amount of energy taken in in and the amount of energy used up
• Why is there no particular energy consumption value for children?

  Because they are still growing and should eat more
• What are the indicators of obesity?

  BMI and waist to hip ratio
• What is BMI and his limitation?

  BMI is a good indicator for a general population but doesn’t factor in muscle mass
• Why is the racial considered more accurate than BMI?

  It takes into account visceral fat
• what Health conditions is a waste to ratio an indicator of

  Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
• What factors affect energy input?

  • Stress
  • Eating disorders
  • Over eating
  • Illness
  • Diet
• What factors affect energy output?

  • Exercise
  • Stress
  • Basal metabolic rate (bmr)
• BMI is calculated in weight (kg) divided by height² (m²)

  
• Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

  Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the minimum number of calories your body needs to perform basic life-sustaining functions at rest, like breathing, circulation, and cell production