Body measures and lab tests

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A1CBody measures and lab testsA1C is a blood test that reflects your average blood sugar over roughly the past 3 months, reported as a percentage.Adaptive thermogenesisBody measures and lab testsAdaptive thermogenesis is the drop in calorie burn after weight loss that goes beyond what the smaller body size alone…

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Blood pressure readingBody measures and lab testsA blood pressure reading is two numbers, systolic over diastolic, measured in mm Hg, that show the pressure in your…BMI (body mass index)Body measures and lab testsBMI is your weight in kilograms divided by your height in meters squared, a quick screen for whether weight may affect…BMI percentileBody measures and lab testsBMI percentile shows how a child or teen's BMI compares with others of the same age and sex, and is used instead of…BMR (basal metabolic rate)Body measures and lab testsBMR is the number of calories your body burns at complete rest to keep you alive: breathing, circulation, organ work…Body compositionBody measures and lab testsBody composition describes what your weight is made of, mainly fat mass and lean mass such as muscle, bone, organs and…Body fat percentageBody measures and lab testsBody fat percentage is the share of your total weight that is fat, a more direct measure of body composition than BMI.

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DEXA scanBody measures and lab testsA DEXA (or DXA) scan uses very low-dose x-rays to measure bone density and, on many machines, fat mass and lean mass in…

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eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate)Body measures and lab testseGFR is a number calculated from a blood test, usually creatinine, that estimates how well your kidneys filter waste…

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Fasting glucoseBody measures and lab testsFasting glucose is the amount of sugar in your blood after at least 8 hours without food, used to screen for…Food noiseBody measures and lab testsFood noise is an informal term for frequent, intrusive thoughts about food that are hard to switch off, even when you…

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GhrelinBody measures and lab testsGhrelin is a hormone made mainly in the stomach that rises before meals and helps signal hunger to the brain, which is…GlucagonBody measures and lab testsGlucagon is a hormone made by the pancreas that raises blood sugar by telling the liver to release stored glucose…

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HDL cholesterolBody measures and lab testsHDL cholesterol, often called good cholesterol, is carried by particles that move cholesterol from the body back to the…

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InsulinBody measures and lab testsInsulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps glucose move from the blood into cells, where it is used for…

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Katch-McArdle equationBody measures and lab testsThe Katch-McArdle equation estimates basal metabolic rate from lean body mass instead of total weight.KetosisBody measures and lab testsKetosis is a metabolic state in which the body burns more fat for fuel and makes ketones, usually when carbohydrate…

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LDL cholesterolBody measures and lab testsLDL cholesterol, often called bad cholesterol, is carried by particles that can build up as plaque in artery walls and…Lean body massBody measures and lab testsLean body mass is everything in your body that is not fat: muscle, bone, organs, skin and water.LeptinBody measures and lab testsLeptin is a hormone released by fat cells that tells the brain how much energy the body has stored, helping to reduce…

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Mifflin-St Jeor equationBody measures and lab testsThe Mifflin-St Jeor equation estimates basal metabolic rate from weight, height, age and sex, and is widely used in…

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NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis)Body measures and lab testsNEAT is the energy you burn through everyday movement that is not planned exercise, like walking, standing, chores and…

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Obesity classesBody measures and lab testsObesity classes split adult obesity into three BMI bands, class 1, class 2 and class 3, to describe how far above the…OverweightBody measures and lab testsOverweight is the adult BMI category from 25 to less than 30, meaning weight is higher than what is considered healthy…

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Resting heart rateBody measures and lab testsResting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute while you are calm and at rest, usually 60 to 100…

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SatietyBody measures and lab testsSatiety is the feeling of fullness and lack of hunger that lasts after a meal and influences how long it is until you…Set pointBody measures and lab testsSet point is the idea that the body defends a certain weight range by adjusting hunger and calorie burn when weight…

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TDEE (total daily energy expenditure)Body measures and lab testsTDEE is the total calories you burn in a day: BMR plus movement, exercise and the energy used to digest food.TriglyceridesBody measures and lab testsTriglycerides are the most common type of fat in the blood; the body stores extra calories as triglycerides, and high…

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Visceral fatBody measures and lab testsVisceral fat is fat stored deep inside the belly around organs such as the liver and intestines, as opposed to…

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Waist circumferenceBody measures and lab testsWaist circumference is the distance around your midsection, measured just above the hip bones, and is a simple way to…Waist-to-height ratioBody measures and lab testsWaist-to-height ratio is your waist measurement divided by your height, a simple screening number where a result under…Weight-loss plateauBody measures and lab testsA weight-loss plateau is a stretch of weeks when your weight stops dropping even though you have not changed your…

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Yo-yo dieting (weight cycling)Body measures and lab testsYo-yo dieting, or weight cycling, is a pattern of losing weight and then regaining it, repeated over months or years.