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Body Composition – Questions & 100% CorrectAnswers
What is the difference between Fat Mass and Fat Free Mass? ✔️Ans - . On
the other hand, fat-free mass does not include any fat.
What is lean body mass? How does it effect RMR and weight regulation?
✔️Ans - Lean body mass includes fat that acts as fuel for energy production
and other processes that are part of normal metabolism. RMR is effected by
lean body mass by increasing with a higher amount, and decreasing with
lower amount. Have to exercise to obtain more lean mass to increase RMR.
What is the difference between brown and white adipose tissue? Location,
function, and weight regulation within body? ✔️Ans - Brown:
Neck and Beck
burn calories in order to generate heat(energy)
several small lipid (fat) droplets and a large number of iron-containing
mitochondria (the cell's heat-burning engine). The iron, along with lots of
blood tiny blood vessels, gives this fat its brownish appearance.
GOOD FAT: MUCH AS POSSIBLE
White:
accumulates around the hips, thighs, buttocks, and breasts until
perimenopause, redistributed to the abdomen as well.
-provides the largest energy reserve in the body.
-thermal insulator and cushion for our internal organs, and cushions
during external interactions with our environment
-It is a major endocrine organ, producing one form of estrogen as well as
leptin, a hormone that helps regulate appetite and hunger
-It's also got receptors for insulin, growth hormone, adrenaline, and
cortisol
REGULATE DONT WANT TOO MUCH
Men's body fat range is 15 to 25 percent; women's is 15 to 30 percent. Your
generic 154-pound person would carry about 20 pounds of fat. One pound
of stored fat contains roughly 4,000 calories, so 20 pounds has 80,000
calories of energy storage.
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