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Renee Dryg

What's the Right Weight for My Height? - 0 views

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fitness nutrition weight

shared by Renee Dryg on 27 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • But, for teens, it's not always an easy one to answer. Why not? People have different body types,
  • some are more muscular or more developed than others. That's because not all teens have the same body type or develop at the same time.
  • the amounts of muscle, fat, and bone in their bodies changes.
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  • BMI is a formula that doctors use to estimate how much body fat a person has based on his or her weight and height.
  • Although you can calculate BMI on your own, it's a good idea to ask your doctor, school nurse, or fitness counselor to help you figure out what it means. That's because a doctor can do more than just use BMI to assess a person's current weight. He or she can take into account where a girl or guy is during puberty and use BMI results from past years to track whether that person may be at risk for becoming overweight.
  • People who are overweight as teens increase their risk of developing health problems, such as diabetes and high blood pressure
  • other serious health conditions, such as heart disease.
  • a doctor should help you decide
  • Heredity plays a role in body shape and what a person weighs. People from different races, ethnic groups, and nationalities tend to have different body fat distribution (meaning they accumulate fat in different parts of their bodies) or body composition (amounts of bone and muscle versus fat).
  • If your family eats a lot of high-fat foods or snacks or doesn't get much exercise, you may tend to do the same. The good news is these habits can be changed for the better.
Renee Dryg

Female Reproductive System - 2 views

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human reproduction female male reproductive

shared by Renee Dryg on 20 Oct 10 - Cached
  • They are different in shape and structure, but both are specifically designed to produce, nourish, and transport either the egg or sperm.
  • A female's internal reproductive organs are the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.
  • The ovaries are also part of the endocrine system because they produce female sex hormones such as estrogen (pronounced: es-truh-jun) and progesterone (pronounced: pro-jes-tuh-rone).
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  • produce eggs (ova)
  • protect and nourish the fertilized egg until it is fully developed
  • Although most people think of the gonads as the male testicles, both sexes actually have gonads: In females the gonads are the ovaries. The female gonads produce female gametes (eggs); the male gonads produce male gametes (sperm).
  • It takes only one sperm to fertilize the egg.
  • This process is called implantation.
  • During the fetal stage, which lasts from 9 weeks after fertilization to birth, development continues as cells multiply, move, and change.
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    "A female's internal reproductive organs are the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries."
Renee Dryg

Male Reproductive System - 2 views

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reproductive male human reproduction

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  • The male genitals include: the testicles the duct system, which is made up of the epididymis and the vas deferens the accessory glands, which include the seminal vesicles and prostate gland the penis
  • two testicles
  • or sperm,
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  • scrotum
  • vas deferens
  • urethra
  • penis
  • The male sex organs work together to produce and release semen
Renee Dryg

What's the Right Weight for My Height? - 0 views

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weight nutrition fitness

shared by Renee Dryg on 28 Oct 10 - Cached
  • People have different body types, so there's no single number that's the right weight for everyone.
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How Much Food Should I Eat? - 0 views

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food nutrition

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  • overeat
  • overeat
  • risk getting a number of medical problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, bone and joint problems, breathing and sleeping
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  • Contrary to popular belief, this serving size is not telling you the amount you should be eating. It's simply a guide to help you see how many calories and nutrients — as well as how much fat, sugar, and salt — you get from eating a specific quantity of that food.
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