Part one of term paper
Facts concerning Many Americans are at increased health risk because they are obese. The U.S. Surgeon General, in a 1988 report on nutrition and health, estimated that one-fourth of adult Americans are overweight. is a known risk factor for chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and some forms of ca ...

Part two of term paper
... is not easy. The most accurate method is to weigh a person underwater - a procedure limited to laboratories with sophisticated equipment. There are two simpler methods for estimating body fat, but they can yield inaccurate results if done by an inexperienced person or if done on someone with severe obesity. One is to measure skinfold thickness in several parts of the body. The second involves sending a harmless amount of electric current through a person's body (bioelectric impedance analys ...