Prepare a report to assess your personal health status and possible associated health risks. 1. Calculate your individual energy requirements using the appropriate equation for your age and gender. Please refer to page 240 of your textbook (How to Estimate Energy Requirements) for further details and the calculation equations. Be sure to provide the appropriate equation and list each of your variables (height, weight, age, and physical activity level). Show every step of your calculations! 2. Calculate your BMI (body mass index) using one of the formulas provided on page 244 of the textbook. Be sure to provide the equation you used, your variables, and show every step of your calculations! What does your BMI indicate? According to the top of Table 8-4 (p. 243), what is your assessment of your BMI? 3. Calculate your waist-to-hip ratio. Use a tape measure to measure your waist at the level of your belly-button, and measure your hips at the widest portion of your buttocks. List your measurements. Use the following calculation: Waist-to-hip ratio = waist in inches divided by hips in inches. Show every step of your calculations! According to your waist to hip ratio are you: 4. Provide a brief summary of your familys medical history. Include both close family members (parents, brothers/sisters) as well as extended family members (grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc.) Do any of your family members have diabetes? High blood pressure? Heart disease? High cholesterol levels? Cancer? Given your familys medical history and the results of your calculations of your body weight and body fat distribution in the steps above, explain whether you are at risk for developing heart disease, cancer, and/or diabetes either now or in the future. 5. Consider the knowledge you have gained from this activity and from the readings from this chapter on weight control. What is your assessment of your own body weight? Do you believe you should lose/maintain/gain weight? And if so, how much weight should you lose/gain? Provide justification for your response. Rubric: Assignment 5 Rubric - Personal Health Risk Assessment Assignment 5 Rubric - Personal Health Risk Assessment Criteria Ratings Pts Assignment is in correct format according to the "Guidelines for Assignments" -- title page, appropriate font size and margins, APA Reference List with corresponding in-text citations, etc. 5 pts Uses appropriate English grammar, sentence structure, with no errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization 5 pts Part 1 - Provides appropriate equation for calculating energy requirements. Shows sequential calculations for each step in the calculation of energy requirements. Calculations are accurate. 10 pts Part 2 - Provides appropriate equation for calculating body mass index. Shows sequential calculations for each step in this calculation. Calculation is accurate. Provides an accurate assessment of health risk status based on calculated BMI. 5 pts Part 3 - Provides appropriate and accurate calculation for waist-to-hip ratio. Provides an accurate assessment of health risk status based on calculated waist-to-hip ratio. 5 pts Part 4 - Thoroughly evaluates disease risk associated with personal genetic background and assessments of BMI and waist-to-hip ratio. Reflects original thought and critical thinking. 10 pts Part 5 - Provides thorough personal assessment of body weight and provides logical rationale for this assessment. Reflects original thought and critical thinking. 10 pts Total Points: 50

Prepare a report to assess your personal health status and possible associated health risks. 1. Calculate your individual energy requirements using the appropriate equation for your age and gender. Please refer to page 240 of your textbook (How to Estimate Energy Requirements) for further details and the calculation equations. Be sure to provide the appropriate equation and list each of your variables (height, weight, age, and physical activity level). Show every step of your calculations! 2. Calculate your BMI (body mass index) using one of the formulas provided on page 244 of the textbook. Be sure to provide the equation you used, your variables, and show every step of your calculations! What does your BMI indicate? According to the top of Table 8-4 (p. 243), what is your assessment of your BMI? 3. Calculate your waist-to-hip ratio. Use a tape measure to measure your waist at the level of your belly-button, and measure your hips at the widest portion of your buttocks. List your measurements. Use the following calculation: Waist-to-hip ratio = waist in inches divided by hips in inches. Show every step of your calculations! According to your waist to hip ratio are you: 4. Provide a brief summary of your familys medical history. Include both close family members (parents, brothers/sisters) as well as extended family members (grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc.) Do any of your family members have diabetes? High blood pressure? Heart disease? High cholesterol levels? Cancer? Given your familys medical history and the results of your calculations of your body weight and body fat distribution in the steps above, explain whether you are at risk for developing heart disease, cancer, and/or diabetes either now or in the future. 5. Consider the knowledge you have gained from this activity and from the readings from this chapter on weight control. What is your assessment of your own body weight? Do you believe you should lose/maintain/gain weight? And if so, how much weight should you lose/gain? Provide justification for your response. Rubric: Assignment 5 Rubric - Personal Health Risk Assessment Assignment 5 Rubric - Personal Health Risk Assessment Criteria Ratings Pts Assignment is in correct format according to the "Guidelines for Assignments" -- title page, appropriate font size and margins, APA Reference List with corresponding in-text citations, etc. 5 pts Uses appropriate English grammar, sentence structure, with no errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization 5 pts Part 1 - Provides appropriate equation for calculating energy requirements. Shows sequential calculations for each step in the calculation of energy requirements. Calculations are accurate. 10 pts Part 2 - Provides appropriate equation for calculating body mass index. Shows sequential calculations for each step in this calculation. Calculation is accurate. Provides an accurate assessment of health risk status based on calculated BMI. 5 pts Part 3 - Provides appropriate and accurate calculation for waist-to-hip ratio. Provides an accurate assessment of health risk status based on calculated waist-to-hip ratio. 5 pts Part 4 - Thoroughly evaluates disease risk associated with personal genetic background and assessments of BMI and waist-to-hip ratio. Reflects original thought and critical thinking. 10 pts Part 5 - Provides thorough personal assessment of body weight and provides logical rationale for this assessment. Reflects original thought and critical thinking. 10 pts Total Points: 50