Human Nutrition: Chapter 10 Exercise

Internet Exercise Worksheet for Personal Nutrition 10e Chapter 10—Weight Management

Overview: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides expertise, information, and tools that people need to protect their health, including information on healthy weight, overweight, and obesity. Directions: 1. Access the website at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/index.html . 2. Under the heading Healthy Weight, click on Assessing Your Weight

(http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/index.html). Click on the following links:  BMI—Body Mass Index

(http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html)  Adult BMI Calculator

(http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_ bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html)

 Adult—About BMI (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.ht ml)

3. Under the heading Related Links, click on Overweight and Obesity (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/index.html). Click on Data and Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/index.html), and then access Facts (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/facts.html) to review recent findings.

4. Also access Other Healthy Living Topics > Healthy Weight (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/).

5. After reviewing the links above, answer the questions below. Multiple Choice 1) Body Mass Index (BMI) is a reliable indicator of _____. a) body weight b) caloric reserves c) protein level d) body fatness

2) A person who has a BMI below 18.5 is considered _____. a) underweight b) overweight c) normal d) obese 3) Jeffrey is 62 tall and weighs 160 pounds. His BMI is _____ and his weight status is _____. a) 26.3; overweight b) 20.5; normal c) 24.8; borderline overweight d) 22.4; normal 4) The best way to lose weight in a safe and effective manner is _____. a) exercising and eating low-fat foods b) eating light meals and exercising every day c) physical exercise, eating a balanced diet, and behavior modification d) stress management and physical exercise 5) A consequence of being overweight or obese as an adult is _____. a) osteoarthritis b) kidney cancer c) chronic skin infection d) shin splints True/False 6) Highly trained athletes may have a low BMI because of increased muscularity. True False 7) Steroids and some antidepressants may cause weight gain. True False 8) According to 2012 statistics for the United States, the lowest prevalence of adult obesity was in the South. True False