Writing Assignment: Using the 3 Body Measurements
Complete the following assignment:
- Calculate your personal 'total energy output per day' using the formula given in the previous presentation. Compare a day’s calorie intake taken from your diet analysis in Section 2. Are you taking in more or less than you expend? What may the long term effects be on your body? (3 points)
- Using a “Weight for Height” table that you found on the web, determine the average weight or weight range for a person of your height and sex. Does your body weight correspond within the weight range given? Are there any personal factors that may be influencing your weight? (2 points)
- Calculate your BMI using the formula presented previously and determine which BMI range do you fit into? Are there any personal factors that may make the BMI not applicable to you? (3 points)
- Compare the results of the methods used above in the assessment of your body weight status. What are your thoughts and reactions to them? (2 point)
Please write your answers in the form of a 300-500 word essay.
To get the full 10 points for this assignment, your calculations must be done correctly and you must use one to three sentence answers to the questions.
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