Across
- 4. a method used to estimate body compartments through a mechanism of resistance and reactance
- 8. a common method for determining body fat composition
- 9. abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.
- 14. a weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of one's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight.
- 16. refers to the percentage of fat, bone, and muscle in your body.
- 17. is whole-body mammal metabolism during a time period of strict and steady resting conditions that are defined by a combination of assumptions of physiological homeostasis and biological equilibrium.
- 18. the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function.
Down
- 1. a condition of excessive fat deposits.
- 2. activities that do not increase energy expenditure substantially above the resting level
- 3. a measure of the calorie content of food relative to its weight or volume
- 5. If your BMI is less than 18.5, it falls within the underweight range. If your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9, it falls within the Healthy Weight range.
- 6. a metabolic state that occurs when your body burns fat for energy instead of glucose
- 7. the amount of energy it takes for your body to digest, absorb, and metabolise the food you eat.
- 10. a type of fat that's stored just beneath your skin.
- 11. the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate.
- 12. produced by the liver and used peripherally as an energy source when glucose is not readily available
- 13. below a weight considered normal or desirable.
- 15. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.