...BMI BMI is a measurement representing the ratio of a person’s body weight to his or her height. It stands for body mass index. It is used to represent the ratio of a person’s body weight to the square of their height. BMI-(kg/m²)=[weight(lb)/height(in)²] metric (lbx703)/height in inches² imperial BMI (175x703)/68²=26.6 (I am using 703 as a converter.) 175x703=123025 68x68=4624 123025/4624=26.6 My BMI falls under the overweight category but I lift weights and I have less than 10% body fat. Daily calorie intake 2500-3000. I have to eat more calories because I work at UPS in the morning lifting packages for 4-6 hours then I go the gym and lift heavy weights for an hour and I do 30 minutes of cardio following. If I didn’t take in the high amount of calories I would have no energy to live my life. Breakfast: protein shake 12 oz mixed with water and a banana 2nd breakfast: bowl of oatmeal 1 cup and a fruit usually an apple or pear After gym protein shake mixed with almond milk 12 oz Lunch: Choice of meat usually chicken or fish but 3 times a month beef. Usually 4-6 oz with a salad 2 cups sprinkles with almonds and a dressing made up of vinegar and olive oil 2nd lunch: Choice of meat chicken or fish 4-6 oz with a starch of rice or potatoes 1 cup with a choice of vegetable 1 cup steamed or sautéed Dinner: Choice of meat chicken or fish 4-6 oz with a starch of rice or potatoes 1 cup with a choice of vegetable 1 cup steamed or sautéed Before bed protein shake 12 oz...
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...have created an environment so image obsessed that those with power give approval for being thin and disapproval for being fat, creating a generation of men and women so self-conscious about their body image, that it is affecting their health. In this essay I plan to discuss the uncalled-for methods in which the mass media encourages young men and women to disfigure and mutilate their bodies. Media exists in many forms; billboard ads, television ads, magazine ads, newspapers, websites etc. Daily advertisements surround us every step of the way from the skies to subways, and from our work to our homes. It’s unthinkable what impact these advertisements play in the lives of many people. Research indicates that when a person does not feel like his or her body meets society’s image of perfection, he or she can have a difficult time developing a strong self-esteem. Where do people learn about this ideal body? Through the media, of course! Media promotes the young and adult to disfigure their bodies by portraying an “ideal” body image. For men, they should be tall and blemish-free, have broad shoulders, toned arms, “six-pack” abs, and a small waist. Men who do not meet these ideal standards are encouraged to be extremely muscular, to an extent that the only way to obtain the “perfect male body” is to take steroids, over-exercising, and restricting their diets. Women should have a big chest, small waist, lean hips, no blemishes, no stretch marks, and no wrinkles to be considered beautiful...
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...Images of the unobtainable thin body can be seen anywhere. The media has many different outlets; television, movies, magazines billboards, and the internet. I myself can attest to watching television and thinking why isn’t my body like that. I know what it feels like to not feel beautiful because the image of beauty that the media portrays is the complete opposite of myself. The media portrays tall and thin as the “ideal” image of beauty. The National Eating Disorder Association (2012) reports that the media and its portrayal of beauty is acknowledged as one of the factors contributing to the rise of eating disorders. In our culture, the media portrays tall and thin as the ideal image of beauty. Magazines, television , movies, commercials, and more portray attractive women as being extremely thin. It is nearly impossible to escape the influence of the media and children today are being exposed to these portrayals earlier and earlier in life. Since we have immediate access to all sorts of media, could the constant reminder of the “ideal” body type cause a negative body image and low self-esteem? Body image as defined by Dina L.G. Borzekowski and Angela M. Bayer is “the internal representation of one's own outer appearance which reflects physical and perceptual dimensions.”(Borzekowski & Bayer, 2005) They also state that body image is closely related to self-esteem and self-concept. During one’s juvenile years, poor body image is especially harmful, because all of the rapid...
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...RESEARCH Research and Professional Briefs Children’s School-Related Food and Physical Activity Behaviors Are Associated with Body Mass Index Tracy C. Vericker, PhD ARTICLE INFORMATION Article history: Accepted 22 July 2013 Available online 24 October 2013 ABSTRACT Childhood obesity is a critical public health issue, with prevalence rates reaching nearly one in five children. Schools may be a promising public policy intervention point. The foods schools sell and the physical activity environments they foster can influence dietary behaviors and overall physical activity. Using secondary data from a nationally representative sample of children from the kindergarten class of 1998-1999 and nonexperimental methods, this study examines the associations between the food and physical activity environments in school and body mass index (BMI) for low-income boys and girls in the 8th grade during 2007. Results reveal that participating in school sports is associated with a 0.55 lower BMI score for boys. For low-income girls, eating the school breakfast is associated with a 0.70 higher BMI score and eating the school lunch is associated with a 0.65 higher BMI score. Each hour spent on homework is associated with a 0.02 higher BMI score for low-income girls. These findings suggest that schools may influence adolescent BMI and that there is room for improvement in school food and physical activity environments to promote healthier weights for lowincome boys and girls. J Acad Nutr Diet...
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...Nutrients are a chemical constituent of food that provides energy and support growth, repair and normal functioning of the body. 1.2 Nutritional health Malnutrition – is a condition in which the body does not receive enough nutrients to function properly. Under nutrition – Is an outcome of insufficient food intake it includes being underweight for one's age, too short for one's age, dangerously thin for one's height and deficient in vitamins and minerals. Deficiency – Is a balance of nutrients in the body, this can be to the lack of nutrients in your diet or a medical condition that prevents certain nutrients being absorbed from the diet. Overweight- Overweight refers to increased body weight in relation to height, when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight. The Department of health define overweight as having a body mass index greater than or equal to 25. Obesity - is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. BMI stands for Body Mass Index; it is a number that shows body weight adjusted for height. A person with a body mass index greater than or equal to 30 is considered to be obese. 1.3 Nutritional measure Nutritional and energy balance – Energy balance is the relationship between energy in food calories taken into the body through food and drink and energy out is calories being used in the body for our daily energy...
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...RESEARCH Research and Professional Briefs Children’s School-Related Food and Physical Activity Behaviors Are Associated with Body Mass Index Tracy C. Vericker, PhD ARTICLE INFORMATION Article history: Accepted 22 July 2013 Available online 24 October 2013 ABSTRACT Childhood obesity is a critical public health issue, with prevalence rates reaching nearly one in five children. Schools may be a promising public policy intervention point. The foods schools sell and the physical activity environments they foster can influence dietary behaviors and overall physical activity. Using secondary data from a nationally representative sample of children from the kindergarten class of 1998-1999 and nonexperimental methods, this study examines the associations between the food and physical activity environments in school and body mass index (BMI) for low-income boys and girls in the 8th grade during 2007. Results reveal that participating in school sports is associated with a 0.55 lower BMI score for boys. For low-income girls, eating the school breakfast is associated with a 0.70 higher BMI score and eating the school lunch is associated with a 0.65 higher BMI score. Each hour spent on homework is associated with a 0.02 higher BMI score for low-income girls. These findings suggest that schools may influence adolescent BMI and that there is room for improvement in school food and physical activity environments to promote healthier weights for lowincome boys and girls. J Acad Nutr Diet...
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...To Assess Your Own Body Weight and Develop a Diet and Exercise Program iLAB Anthony D’Agostino DeVry University Health Wellness and Nutrition What is Body Mass Index? By definition, Body Mass Index is a measurement representing the ratio of a person’s body weight to his or her height. The BMI describes the body weight relative to height, and it correlates strongly (in adults) with the total body fat content. A body mass index of less than 20 is considered to be underweight, while a body mass index between 20 and 25 is considered healthy. A body mass index in the range of 25 to 30 is regarded as overweight. A body mass index over 30 is regarded as obese. A body mass index of 100 or greater is regarded as morbidly obese. Determining my Body Mass Index The formula for determining Body Mass Index is: BMI (kg/m2) = weight (kg) / height (m)2 For my personal BMI calculation, I will use the following factors: Weight – 205lbs. 205lb / 2.2 = 93.2kg. Height = 6 feet tall. 6 ft * 12 inches = 72in. 72 in. x 0.0254 m/in. = 1.8288m. Square root of my height in Meters = 1.8288 x 1.8288 = 3.345 m2 93.2kg / 3.345 m2 = 27.86 BMI Compare/Contrast BMI & Individual Plan Daily Meal According to the chart in Figure 11.1 in the textbook, I am considered obese. With that, I have developed a Daily eating regiment to allow me to lose the weight necessary to reach my healthy BMI. Using a Meal Plan tool from Livestrong.com, I have developed a 4-mean plan for a given...
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...CHAPTER 2: ALGORITHM WORKBENCH (Input, processing, and output) 3. Write assignment statements that perform the following operations with the variables a, b, and c. a. Adds 2 to a and stores the result in b b. Multiplies b times 4 and stores the result in a c. Divides a by 3.14 and stores the result in b d. Subtracts 8 from b and stores the result in a 8. Write a pseudocode statement that assigns the sum of 10 and 14 to the variable total. 9. Write a pseudocode statement that subtracts the variable downPayment from the variable total and assigns the result to the variable due. 11. If the following pseudocode were an actual program, what would it display? Declare Integer a = 5 Declare Integer b = 2 Declare Integer c = 3 Declare Integer result Set result = a + b * c Display result 12. If the following pseudocode were an actual program, what would it display? Declare Integer num = 99 Set num = 5 Display num PROGRAMMING EXERCISES (Input, processing, and output) 2. Sales Prediction A company has determined that its annual profit is typically 23 percent of total sales. Design a program that asks the user to enter the projected amount of total sales, and then displays the profit that will be made from that amount. Hint: Use the value 0.23 to represent 23 percent 3. Land Calculation One acre of land is equivalent to 43,560 square feet. Design a program that asks the user to enter the total square feet in...
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...3.4 System Models 3.4.1 Scenarios 3.4.2 Use Case Model 3.4.3 Activity Diagrams 3.4.4 Class Diagram 3.4.5 Sequence Diagram 4 Acceptance criteria: describe how you will test the system and with which methods 5 Documentation 6 Glossary 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the system Nowadays, people become interest in health more than ever. Not only the youth, but also elders spend more free time on exercise. Because of everybody realize that exercise makes you healthy and cure the disease. Moreover, fat people choose working out instead of using diabetic medicine because of disadvantages from using medicine such as yoyo effect. BMI: Body Mass Index is ratio between the body weight and height. The value shows us how healthy we are. If the value less than 18.5, you are skinny. If the value is between 18.5 and 24.9, your weight is normal. If the value is between 25 and 29.9, you are overweight. If the value is between 30 and 39.9, you are obese. If the value is over 40, you are morbidly obese. The BMI value is well known for people who exercise frequently. In this project, we realize the importance of the health, so we create the program called “Mr.Fitness” which is the assistance for the people who love exercise to measure his/her BMI....
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...DETERMINATION OF EATING DISORDERS OF SELECTED UPLB FEMALE DORMERS INTRODUCTION Background and Rationale A lot of resources give a wide range of definitions of eating disorders. Basically, an eating disorder (ED) defined as a problem with certain eating patterns in line also with manners concerning controlling body mass (Fairburn and Harrison, 2003). In addition to that, Grohol (2013) points out that EDs are very rampant but many families are still not aware of it. Nowadays, EDs could be prevented and even subjected into different treatments. National Institute of Health (2014) have recorded that the value of the women in particular having EDs are two and a half times larger than that of men. These disorders occur usually during adolescent years. Primarily, the reason for this is because girls during puberty stage specifically are more prone to be very aware on their physical appearance. For instance, the ratio of ED cases in the United States are roughly 10:1 and it is fast increasing (The Eating Disorder Foundation, 2013). Philippines, being a third world country, is also running after society’s fashion yet body fit trends. University of the Philippines – Los Banos (UPLB) community including female dormers are having their preferences and lifestyles with regards to food. Dormers, especially new ones are still adjusting at some point when they started settling in their dorms and have encountered various eating dilemmas. Determination of EDs are soon addressed...
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...How Does the Supplementation of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) affect Human Fat Mass? Abstract Research Question: How does the supplementation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) affect human body composition? Literature Review: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) refers to a family of geometrical and positional isomers of linoleic acid. The predominant sources of CLA are from ruminant animal fats (cow, dairy, sheep, goat, and deer). Over the past 20 years, CLA supplementation has produced positive effects in animal studies, such as significant body fat reduction, anticarcinogenisis, antiatherogenesis, immune modulation and improved bone health. Conversely, human studies have not produced all of the aforementioned results. Nonetheless, there have been many human studies supporting a minimal but significant body fat reduction. These results have been mainly attained with a 50:50 mixture of cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 of purified CLA isomers at various doses. There is evidence indicating that a dose of 3.0g CLA/day may lead to fat loss, whereas the average Canadian consumes between 0.1-1.5 g CLA/day. Therefore, a supplement may be warranted in the future, once further research has been completed on the efficacy and safety of CLA supplementation. Implications to dietetic practice: Clinical dietitians involved in research should experiment with various doses and isomers, but they should particularly investigate the long-term implications...
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...Modern Diet and Metabolic Variance The objective of the research is to propose a physiological rationale for the positive correlation between alanine transaminase activity and body mass. Body weight status is determined with reference to the body mass index. Those with a BMI ranging between 18-24.99 kg/m2 are considered healthy. Individuals falling within the 25.00-29.99 kg/m2 category are classified as overweight while obesity is reserved for those reaching or exceeding a body mass index of 30 kg/m2. A well-documented example of metabolically driven weight gain exists physiologically. When females approach menarche, their bodies attempt to conserve energy via the development of adequate adipose tissue reserves. This metabolic phenomenon has also evolved to accumulate enough energy stores that in the event of conception, adequate resources would be available to sustain pregnancy It is likely that metabolic processes that drive weight gain are multiplicative, employing a variety of different pathways of energy metabolism. An earlier paper published on this topic identified the hepatic enzyme, alanine transaminase, as a strongest predictor of body mass index of all observed variables. It is possible to deduce that individuals with higher levels of the enzyme may be more efficient at alanine recycling. In these individuals, it seems likely that a greater portion of the substrate, in this case alanine, is reversibly converted back into pyruvate. This may result in a greater...
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...Nutritional Self-Assessment Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. “It can be used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health complications” (CDC, 2015) but it is not a reliable source of information to get a person’s body fatness or health of an individual. My BMI score is 24.4; to find that, I divided my weight in kilograms (70.9 kg) by the square of height in meters (2.9 m). HAMWI is used to calculate the ideal body weight of an individual based on their height and body frame (FitnessHealth101, 2016). To calculate for my ideal body weight I should add 6 pounds to every inch above 5 feet and add it to 106. So mine would be= 106 + (6 x 7)= 148 lbs. According to HAMWI, my ideal weight should be 148 lbs but my current weight is 156 lbs; so that means that I am currently 8 pounds over my ideal body weight. In accordance with BMIs standards, I am within the healthy range of my body mass index, but as HAMWI stated, I am 8 pounds over my ideal body weight. “One concern with the accuracy of the Hamwi approach to determining your optimum weight is that an individual's lean muscle mass is not taken into account. This may produce a result that underestimates the optimum weight for an individual” (FitnessHealth101, 2016). Hamwi does not take into account the weight of my lean muscle mass and I do weight lifting as part of my regular exercise to gain more muscles. Muscle mass weighs more than fat and according...
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...Teaching Project: Obesity Jacksonville University School of Nursing Margaret Drabowicz 10/13/2013 Obesity has been one of the most prevalent life-style and diet-related problem in U.S and worldwide for decades, and still rising. Body Mass Index (IBM) is the ratio between weight and height and found to be the best proxy for the measurement of body fat percentage. The normal values range from 18.5 to 24.5kg/m2. Overweight is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9kg/m2. Obese is defined as a IBM of 30kg/m2 and above. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-2012), no state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20 percent. Obesity varied across states and regions, where the Midwest and the South had the highest percentile of 29.5% and 29.4%. The "Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Health", concluded that overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions among all population groups. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHNES), 1999 to 2000), estimated that 64 percent of the adult population is overweight or obese, and 15 percent of overweight population are children and adolescents. A frightening reality of obesity are the risks of developing illnesses such as : diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, decreased circulation, joint problems, breathing difficulties, sleep-apnea, depression, and many other very serious and costly problems. According to the Research Triangle...
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...Community. 3 2.0 Main Body. 3 2.1 Literature Review. 3 2.2 Methods. 7 3.0 Conclusion 8 3.1 Time. 8 3.2 Cost. 8 3.3 Examiners. 8 3.4 Sources. 9 3.5 Final Result. 9 4.0 Bibliography 10 1.0 Introduction. 1.1 Abstract. This proposal aims to test the effect of soft drinks on the human weight. This topic is vital because obesity leads to serious deceases and stops people from participating in the simplest activities, and in terms corrupts the living of a normal lifestyle. The methods we are aiming to use are experiments and interviews. 1.2 Relevance to the Bahrain Business Community. Researches were conducted on the effect of drinking soft drinks on a human’s body, clarify that it would increase the chances of getting overweight. Overweight can lead to serious deceases, such as strokes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, Bahraini businesses would be exposed to the possibility of reduced productivity rate, because of the consumption of soft drinks on their employees. As a result of reduced productivity, a company's profit can possibly be minimized which in terms could lead to its bankruptcy. If the continuous consumption of soft drinks results in major health problems, Bahrain businesses will have to recruit non Bahraini labour which will result in increasing the rates of unemployment amongst Bahrainis and that would have a bad effect on Bahrain's economy. (Health Risks of Overweight of Children ). 2.0 Main Body. 2.1 Literature Review...
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