MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHTChapter 6

Getting Started

• Do you think there are more teenagers overweight today than five years ago?

• Why do you think that?

• What may cause these trends?

Some Terms to Know

• Excessive Weight Disabilities

• Sleep Apnea

• Impaired Glucose Tolerance

• Insulin

• Underweight

Excessive Weight Disabilities

• Health problems and diseases linked to or resulting directly from long-term overweight or obesity

• Breathing difficulties• Sleep Apnea is a

condition in which a person stops breathing during sleep, due to obstructed or reduced air passages

• Bone and Joint problems

Impaired Glucose Tolerance

• Disorder in which blood glucose levels are elevated

• Type 2 Diabetes

• Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that converts sugar into energy

Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Healthy Range is between 5th and 85th percentile

• Overweight is above 85th percentile

• Underweight is below 5th percentile

Fad Diets

• Weight Loss plans that are popular for a short time

• Can you name any?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5whTXDpKSg

Diet Pills

• Diet pills may control appetite, but can have very serious side effects

• Drowsiness, nervousness, anxiety, or addiction

• “All-Natural” does not mean safe

MYTH OR FACTTest Your Knowledge

Myth or Fact

• It is best to eat only one or two meals a day to control your body weight.

MYTH

• It is best for teens to eat several (3-6) smaller meals per day

Myth or Fact

• It is reasonable to lose 10 to 20 pounds per week

MYTH

• Healthy weight loss is between 1-2 pounds per week. Most of initial weight loss is water

Myth or Fact

• Consuming large amounts of protein and lifting weights are the best way to increase the size of your muscles and strength

MYTH

• Extra protein is not needed

Myth or Fact

• Vegetarianism is much healthier and better for exercise performance than a diet that includes animal sources

MYTH• Need to include a

variety of foods to meet nutritional needs

Myth or Fact

• Consuming extra vitamins and minerals will help you feel better and perform better during exercise

MYTH• They do not give you

extra energy because they do not supply calories

Myth or Fact

• The best way to control weight and body composition is by adjusting your exercise levels

MYTH• Combination of exercise and proper nutrition

Myth or Fact

• It is easy to lose one pound of fat by burning 3,500 calories through exercise

• FACT

Jk MYTH• More reasonable to burn 400-600 cals per hour of exercise

Myth or Fact

• Foods high in sugar, like candy bars and sodas, are good sources of quick energy if eaten 30 minutes prior to exercise

MYTH• Pre-event meals

Myth or Fact

• The best fluid you can drink after exercise to replace the fluid you have lost is water

MYTH• Sport drinks may be better than water for fast rehydration

Methods for Weight Control

• Page 187, Fig 6.5

• What positive behaviors help reverse this cycle?

• How can maintaining a healthy weight benefit your mental and physical health?

Stress Break

• Pg. 188-Read- “Stress Break: Eating Under Pressure”

• How does physical activity relieve stress?

• Why do you think stress levels following exercise are due to changes in their hormone levels?

Comparing the Facts

Smoking

• Total annual public and private health care expenditures caused by smoking is $135 billion

• 480,000 die each year from smoking

• 16 million suffer from illnesses

• 42.1 million smoke

Obesity

• Health care costs for overweight and obese adults is around $200 billion dollars annually ($1 trillion by 2030)

• 3.4 million die each year from obesity and overweight diseases

• 78 million are obese

Advertisements and PSA’s

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHhCP5ad-zM

• http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/coca-cola-anti-obesity-ads-company-addresses-obesity-18218418

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIzX_iDUKs

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-a3IU9vFk

• http://theconversation.com/what-does-the-yuck-factor-achieve-in-anti-obesity-campaigns-8451

Activity• Anti-smoking ads are prevalent in the United States.

• In your groups, come up with a public service announcement, strategy, or plan to help with obesity trend

• Ideas: NFL Play 60, Strong4Life, Let’s Move, Live Lighter

• What you need to include:• 3 health related health facts• 2 vocabulary terms from chapter 6• One picture, chart, or graph

Summary

• Excessive Weight Disorders

• Body Mass Index (BMI)• Fad Diets• Diet Pills• Myth or Fact• Weight Cycling• Next Class:

• Eating Disorders• Ch. 5-6 Test