Measures of obesity (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What is the formula for calculating BMI?
What is the formula for calculating BMI?
What BMI value indicates a person is underweight?
What BMI value indicates a person is underweight?
Below 18.5
What BMI range is classified as normal weight?
What BMI range is classified as normal weight?
18.5 to 24.9
What BMI range indicates a person is overweight?
What BMI range indicates a person is overweight?
25 to 29.9
What BMI value indicates severe obesity?
What BMI value indicates severe obesity?
Above 40
Why is BMI not reliable for athletes?
Why is BMI not reliable for athletes?
Muscle weighs more than fat
What is the formula for waist-to-hip ratio?
What is the formula for waist-to-hip ratio?
What does the waist-to-hip ratio measure?
What does the waist-to-hip ratio measure?
Fat stored around waist vs hips
What does a higher waist-to-hip ratio indicate?
What does a higher waist-to-hip ratio indicate?
More abdominal fat
What waist-to-hip ratio indicates obesity in women according to WHO?
What waist-to-hip ratio indicates obesity in women according to WHO?
Above 0.85
What waist-to-hip ratio indicates obesity in men according to WHO?
What waist-to-hip ratio indicates obesity in men according to WHO?
Above 1.0
What health risks are linked to a high waist-to-hip ratio?
What health risks are linked to a high waist-to-hip ratio?
Heart disease and type 2 diabetes