Question

Caleb, a 20 year old basketball player and college student, would like to gain 20 pounds, and especially gain muscle mass. He decides to do intermittent fasting since he heard that it is healthier and it will help him to build muscle faster. He is now doing the 16:8 intermittent fasting method, which is fasting for 16 hours a day and eating during an 8 hour time window. He is only eating between 10am to 6pm. Since he would like to "bulk up" and gain muscle mass while losing some body fat, he is also on a low-fat diet.

Caleb's Information:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 146 pounds
Activity Level: Very Active
Weight Goal: gain one pound per week

Caleb's typical day of eating:
10:00am: 2 cups Raisin Bran cereal
1 cup fat-free milk
1 banana
1:00pm: turkey sandwich
2 slices wheat bread
4 slices turkey (lunchmeat)
2 slices tomato
5:30pm: 4 oz grilled chicken breast (skinless)
1 cup white rice
1 cup green beans (canned)
1 cup orange juice
Beverages: 5 cups water



Workout Schedule:
Basketball Practice: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Work out at gym with weights: 7:30pm-8:30pm

How is Caleb's current BMI of 22.2 classified?

a. obese
b. normal weight
c. underweight
d. overweight

Answer 1

Caleb's BMI of 22.2 categorizes him in the normal weight range according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) standards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Caleb's current BMI of 22.2 is classified as normal weight.

BMI stands for Body Mass Index and is used to assess a person's weight relative to their height. It is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters.

For Caleb, since we have his weight and height, we can calculate his BMI using the following formula:

BMI = weight (kg) / (height (m))^2

Using Caleb's weight of 146 pounds (which is approximately 66.2 kilograms) and his height of 5'8" (which is approximately 1.73 meters), we can calculate his BMI as follows:

BMI = 66.2 kg / (1.73 m)^2 = 22.2

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal weight. Since Caleb's BMI of 22.2 falls within this range, he is classified as normal weight.