BUDMANS RESEARCH TOPIC: BODY FAT BODY FAT PERCENTAGES IN THE DIFFERENT BMI RANGES VARY BETWEEN GENDERS AND ETHNICITIES. WOMEN TEND TO HAVE MORE BODY FAT. AFRICAN AMERICNA MEN TEND TO HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER BODY FAT PERCENTAGES FOR THEIR BMI THAN DO WHITE MEN, WHILE ASIAN MEN TEND TO HAVE HIGHER. ALSO, AGING LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN BODY FAT AT EACH BMI LEVEL. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS FOR ASSESSING BODY COMPOSITION. THE MOST ACCURATE AND PRECISE MEASURES ARE UNDERWATER WEIGHING AND DXA SCANNING.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:09:06 +0000
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