LESSON 5- WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

Chapter 5

BMI

Body Mass Index- Measure of weight based on comparing body weight to height.

Weight and Good Health

Obesity- Weighing 20% more than your ideal weight.

Effects of excess weight are: (1)May develop joint problemsHeart must work harder. May develop heart

disease and stroke.Higher rates of certain cancers.Lower life expectancy

Nutrition and Exercise

• 3,500 calories stored or burned equals 1 pound of fat.

• Gain weight= take in more calories than you use. ( do they always turn to fat? )

• Lose weight= Take in fewer calories than your use.( will your body adjust when burning fat? )

Calculate, pg. 143

• 2 cheeseburgers= 400 calories each• 4 slices of pizza= 125 calories each• 3 Pepsi= 120 calories each• Large cheese fries- 600 calories• 2 scoops of ice cream- 250 each scoop• Bicycling= 1 hour• Golf= 3 hours• How many calories are gained? How many

more days to gain a pound on this vacation?

Calculate

• 2 cheeseburgers= 400 calories each/ 800• 4 slices of pizza= 125 calories each/ 500• 3 Pepsi= 120 calories each/ 360• Large cheese fries- 600 calories• 2 scoops of ice cream- 250 each scoop/ 500• Bicycling= 1 hour/ 157• Golf= 3 hours/ 561• 2,760 calories- 404 burned= 2,356 calories

in one day• 2 days will gain a pound= 4,712

Tips to Lose Weight (1)

Avoid fried foodsEat slowlyDon’t skip mealsAvoid extreme dietsEat smaller servings of food

Tips to Gain Weight (1)

Eat larger servings of nutritious foodsConcentrate on complex carbohydrates and

some dairy productsContinue to exercise so weight turns into

muscle instead of fatEat healthy snacks between meals

Eating Disorders (1)

Anorexia nervosa- Eating disorder in which a person has an intense fear of weight gain and starves himself or herself.

Bulimia Nervosa- An eating disorder in which a person repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then purges.