Describe a disadvantage of using Body Mass Index as a means of assessing chronic disease risk. Answer must be 3-4 sentences for full credit.
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BMI is a calculation based on a person's weight and height, used to categorize individuals into weight status groups such as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. Show more…
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Part 2: Methods of Assessing Body Composition How might BMI information be useful to individuals? Is BMI information alone enough for individuals to determine their health risks? Why might BMI inappropriately characterize some athletes as overweight? Choose a method for measuring body composition: Discuss the pros and cons of using that method. For overweight but not obese individuals with a pear shape/low waist circumference; is weight loss necessary for good health? Why or why not? Too thin? Why or why not? What is visceral fat and why is it considered dangerous? What lifestyle factors have changed over the past 15 years that may have influenced obesity rates? How do genetics influence body weight and composition?
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The BMI is not enough to assess the health of all patients because some people who are sedentary may be low BMI, with low adipose. athletes may be high BMI, with muscle. old may be high BMI, with lots of wrinkles. tall may have high BMI, with bone mass. short may have low BMI, with lean mass.
Question 7 Which of the following explains why it's inappropriate to use densitometry in individuals with chronic disease? It may result in underestimation of lean mass due to excess mineralization. It may result in overestimation of lean body mass due to fluid retention. It may result in overestimation of body fatness due to fluid retention. It may result in underestimation of body fatness due to increased density of lean mass. Question 8 Practitioners can be fairly confident when using BMI in athletes, pregnant women, and older adults. True False Question 9 Which of the body composition estimation strategies may be most appropriate for RDs in private practice? BIA Skinfold method DXA Hydrodensitometry
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