Which of the following assessments is utilized as the Gold Standard by which all other measures of body density and body composition are compared?

a. hydrodesitometry (underwater weighing)
b. skinfolds
c. Air Plethysmography (BodPod)
d. Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry


Answer: a. hydrodesitometry (underwater weighing)

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

Which is not an example of connective tissue?

a. stomach lining b. bone c. cartilage d. adipose

Health & Biomechanics

What is the role of perception in the experience of stress?

Health & Biomechanics

Type 1 diabetes

A. is preventable. B. does not usually require insulin. C. is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. D. is the most common form of diabetes.

Health & Biomechanics

Your friend is morbidly obese. When you express your concern to him about his health, he denies that his obesity will have any effect on his health and cites the example of his father, who is also obese and apparently healthy. Which stage of behavior change is your friend in regarding his obesity?

A) Precontemplation B) Preparation C) Contemplation D) Termination

Health & Biomechanics