Weigh in.What's a healthy weight? To help determine if a person is under-or overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight , doctors use the body Mass Index (BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. ). To calculate your BMI, divide your weight in pounds by your height in inches. Divide the results by your height in inches again. Multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. the result by 703. Then, plot your BMI by age on the appropriate chart below to find out if your body fat falls within a healthy range. Remember: Bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and a healthy weight depends on an individual's height, age, sex, and fitness level. BMI may overestimate o·ver·es·ti·mate tr.v. o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing, o·ver·es·ti·mates 1. To estimate too highly. 2. To esteem too greatly. body fat, in athletes with a muscular muscular /mus·cu·lar/ (mus´ku-lar) 1. pertaining to or composing muscle. 2. having a well-developed musculature. mus·cu·lar adj. 1. build. That's because pound for pound, muscles weigh more than fat. Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. If a 10-year-old girl has a BMI of 22, is she overweight? If not, in what range does she fit? 2. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the chart, beginning at approximately what BMI is a 10-year-old boy considered overweight? 3. What's the BMI of someone who is 5'2' and weighs 130 pounds? 4. If the person from question 3 is a 12-year-old boy, which range is he in? If the person is a 12-year-old girl, which range is she in? Take It Further: Calculate the BMI of your family members, and evaluate your family's eating habits. Then, devise a plan to help your family get healthy. ANSWERS 1. No, she is not overweight. She is in the at-risk range. 2. At a BMI of 22 and above, a 10-year-old boy is considered overweight. 3. The BMI is 23.8. 4. The boy is in the at-risk range. The girl is in the at-risk range. |
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