Sarah is five feet four inches tall, weighs 143 pounds, and has a bmi of 23.1. christopher is five feet eight inches tall, weighs 148 pounds, and has a bmi of 22.5. andrew is five feet 10 inches tall, weighs 220 pounds, and has a bmi of 31.6. assuming that none of these people are elite athletes or bodybuilders, which person probably has the highest blood level of leptin?

Question

Biology

Eliana

25 May, 19:22

Sarah is five feet four inches tall, weighs 143 pounds, and has a bmi of 23.1. christopher is five feet eight inches tall, weighs 148 pounds, and has a bmi of 22.5. andrew is five feet 10 inches tall, weighs 220 pounds, and has a bmi of 31.6. assuming that none of these people are elite athletes or bodybuilders, which person probably has the highest blood level of leptin?

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Zander Downs · Answer 1

Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells that will induce appetite in human. More leptin will cause less appetite, thus less food intake so the person weight should be less. The weight should be count by BMI as it represents the body fat ratio more than only weight.

The lowest BMI is 22.5 from Andrew, so Andrew should have the highest leptin.