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BMI Lab

The document outlines a lab exercise focused on measuring Body Mass Index (BMI) among students to assess their nutritional risk categories. It includes a method for recording height and weight, calculating BMI, and presenting results in tables and graphs. Additionally, it discusses the importance of a balanced diet, malnutrition, and the health implications of obesity.

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BMI Lab

The document outlines a lab exercise focused on measuring Body Mass Index (BMI) among students to assess their nutritional risk categories. It includes a method for recording height and weight, calculating BMI, and presenting results in tables and graphs. Additionally, it discusses the importance of a balanced diet, malnutrition, and the health implications of obesity.

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Lab #: 9

Date:
Skills Assessed: Measurement and Manipulation
Topic: Nutrition and Disease - Body Mass Index
Aim: To obtain the body mass index of the students in the class and determine their risk
category.
Apparatus: Scale and meter rule
Method:
1. Record the heights (meters) and weights (kilograms) of each student.
2. Tabulate the height and weight in a suitably constructed table.
3. Using the following formula:
BMI = Mass in Kilograms (kg)/ [Height in meters]2
Calculate the BMI for each student.
4. Determine whether the students are underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.
5. Construct a bar graph showing the number of students who are underweight, normal
weight and obese.
Results:
(Each Table must have a title and a number. DO NOT MENTION ANY STUDENT BY
NAME. REMEMBER YOUR TABLES MUST BE IN PENCIL. YOUR GRAPH
SHOULD BE PLACED AFTER YOUR TABLES.)
E.g. TABLE 1: CATEGORIES OF BMI VALUES
BMI Category
</ 20 Underweight
20-24 Acceptable
25-30 Overweight
>/30 Obese

STUDENT # Weight in Height in Feet


Pounds / lbs. and inches/ ft.

STUDENT # Mass in Height in (Height in BMI


Kilograms/ kg Meters/ m Meters)2/m2
Category
Discussion:
Background Information
1. What is meant by the following terms: balanced diet, malnutrition and BMI.
2. What are the components of a balanced diet? (Mention all the food groups and macro
and micronutrients)
3. Explain the importance of eating a balanced diet daily.
4. Why is Body Mass Index important?
5. Give two diseases related to poor nutritional choices and a lack of a balanced diet.

Explanation of Results
1. Identify from the class results who or how many students are more susceptible to
acquiring a disease related to obesity.
2. Suggest two ways a person can reduce their risk of getting obesity.
3. Highlight precaution (s) taken when determining the weight and height.
4. List at least one (1) limitation.

Conclusion:

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