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Assignment 5 Bio 107

Review the CDC’s information about “Assessing your weight”. Be sure to calculate your BMI. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/index.html 

1.	What is the BMI and how is it used? How reliable is it? What might skew the results? 

2.	What is considered the healthy range for BMI? What other measure(s) are important to take into account besides BMI to estimate health status / disease risk?

3.	What’s the difference between body weight and body composition?

4.	Briefly explain additional information you received for your weight.

5.	Try to ignore the media’s definition of the "ideal" body. Based upon the information you learned from the textbook and the website, in a short paragraph explain whether you believe you need to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your weight.

6.	Discuss the principles of weight management and strategies for weight control.

7.	 Go to the National Weight Control Registry: http://www.nwcr.ws/ -- review and provide a summary of the research findings. Also share your thoughts on how these findings can be used.