Obesity, Health and Nutrition

Alie CurranEnglish Pd. 10

Overview of Presentation • Thesis• Personal Relevance• Audience Relevance• Obesity

– Children and Adults

• Exercising • Nutrition• Eat Habits/ Dieting• Class Activity• Conclusion

Personal Relevance

I don’t want to become another part of the statistic. There are so many different ways and tactics to beat obesity and live a long healthy life.

I wanted to learn ways to make eating right and exercising on a regular basis fun and not a chore that that one has to complete.

Audience Relevance

We are the fattest country and basic nutrition habits start out at a young age. People don’t want to become another statistic.

People need to learn now the issues that they could face, how important exercise it and that it is beneficial to maintain a healthy diet and weight.

Thesis

Obesity is a growing epidemic that continues to affect our country in many ways. Obesity is 100% preventable and people need to learn how to maintain a healthy life style.

Forms of Obesity

Body Mass Index Chart

http://www.gov.ky

Obesity in LocationGood ole’ southern food

http://tennesseeguy.files.wordpress.com

Obesity and Race Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic

White

There’s more to it than just being “fat”

• Causes of obesity:• Dopamine- a brain chemical• Family history• Thyroid glad complications• Mothers who were obese while pregnant.• Medication• Depression

• “People who are depressed may be more likely to become obese because of physiological changes in their hormone and immune systems that occur in depression.” (Markowitz, Science Daily)

Health Risks

Obesity Rates of Adults

Adult Obesity

• "Over the last 20 years, we have seen a radical increase in obesity,” (Austin 3)

Childhood Obesity

“Three times as many kids are overweight today as there were about 25 years ago.” (Anderson 1)

Causes of Childhood Obesity

"The most food I could get for the cheapest amount of money is what I would eat.” (Jahcobie 2)

• Boredom• Stress

• "Eating seems to ameliorate some of the symptoms of stress, so you won't feel as anxious.” (Pecoraro 1)

• Emotional problems• Depression

Psychological Factors

A Fast Food Nation

Are School Lunches to Blame?

Beating Childhood Obesity

Treatment(s)

• Other solutions rather than surgery

• Dietary changes

• More physical activity

• Prescribed weight-loss medication• Sibutramine (Meridia)• Orlistat (Xenical)

• http://www.factsforlearning.com

Getting the Right Exercise

• Find what’s right for you• Know limitations

– Never work past doctors limitations

• Work all areas of the body – Work out regularly

Forms of Exercising

Importance of Exercising

Nutrition

Food Pyramid

6 Classes of Nutrients

• Carbohydrates• Lipids• Proteins• Water• Vitamins• Minerals

Carbohydrates

Fats

Proteins

Water

Vitamins

Minerals

Eating Right

Nutrition Basics

• Knowing what in your food can help you make right decisions on what to eat.

• All calories consumed come from– Proteins (Tannenhaus 40)

• Supplies energy

– Carbohydrates (Smolin 20-33)• Supplies energy to brain

– Fats (Tannenhaus 42-43)• Store energy

Eating Disorders

• Anorexia• Bulimia• Obsession over food

– According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one third of the high school girls surveyed thought they were overweight. (Zounbaris 143)

Anorexia

• Signs and Symptoms– Unable to maintain healthy weight– Intense fear of gaining weight/becoming fat– Distorted body image– Three consecutive missed menstrual periods

• 1,000 women die each year (American Anorexia/Bulimia Association)

• Leads to bulimia

Bijlefeld 144

Bulimia

• Signs and Symptoms– Binge eating– Lack of control of eating after binge– Regular use of

• Self-induced vomiting• Laxatives or diuretics• Strict dieting or fasting• Vigorous exercising

– Over concern of body weight and shape

Bijlefeld 144-145

Dieting

• Changing behavior– Eating right– Increasing physical activity– Staying motivated- positive results

Diets-Losing weight the healthy way!

• Eat Less and slowly• Cut fats• Less meat, more fiber• Cut sugars• Go fresh• Eating on smaller plates• Get active

Bijlefeld and Zoumbaris 77-79

The Right Mind Set

Diets: Do they really work?

Class Activity

•Plan a meal guide for a day•Must follow the recommended servings from food pyramid

•Remember to spread out the categories of food throughout the whole day

•This is supposed to be fun a challenging!!!

Application

Conclusion

• I was very naïve at the fact that we were the fattest country. I was not aware at how bad we actually were overweigh. But after reading articles and books on proper nutrition I know now what I have to do to not become a part of the statistic. I don’t want to be someone who becomes obese later in life and now I know the proper steps that I need to take to ensure that I never will.

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