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Obesity!Today’s Natural

KillerStefanie Lauren WellerHELPING PARENTS AND

TEACHER’S HELP THEIR KIDS!

WHAT IS OBESITY

Obesity is a medal conditioin, which excess fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health problems , reduce life expectancy and sometimes even death!

The Hurtful Effects

• Cardiovascular disease• Sleep apnea• Diabetes• Certain types of Cancer• Osteoarthritis• Reduce life expectancy• Strokes• Migraines• Depression• Poor mobility• Low back pain

Obesity In Today’s Society

Obesity is

on the ris

eand must be stopped!

World is Speaking Out!

In 2004 Morgan Spurlock made a

documentary about eating only fast

food to show the world the horrible

effects of a high fat diet!

1. Inactive life style2. Environment3. Genes and Family History4. Health condtions5. Education on matter6. Age7. Food Choices8. Drugs

Causes Of Obesity!

Fast Food!

GreasyFattening

Cholesterol Sodium

Fast foods are the leading cause of

Obesiry? Children onlt notice it

tatse good, not what its doing to

their body.

Drugs Effects

Alcohol and other drugs can be a depressant which can cause you to feel down about yourself and may want to over eat, not get excerise or no sleep.

How to Tell If Your Obest

SkinFold CaliperThe Skinfold caliper is a device which

measures the thickness of a fold of your

skin with its underlying layer of fat.

You Must Meaure Your :• Triceps• Bicepts

• Shoulder Blade• Waist

How to Tell If Your Obest

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR OBEST

A person’s relative

fatness or leanness

adjusted for height.

BMI= Weight X 703

(height inches) X

(height inches)

Things to Stay Away From!

I f you feel you have a

problem and our getting

over weight, here are some helpful tips to get you back

on track!

Many people thing if they don’t have to chew it and its not a solid its not bad for you? Wromg!

Drinking Calories!

Cutting out soda

completely can save

you 360 calories or

more each day

Drink a lot of water

Avoid diet soda too, the artificial sweeteners tend to make some people hungry

Listen To Your Body!Most individual are emotional eaters!

They eat when they are bored,

depressed, or tired, not when their

hungry.

It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to recognize how

much is in your stomach, so if you slow down it will prevent you from eating more than you need

You Are What You Eat!

Stay Away From High

Fatty Foods!

Avoid eating out, or

at fast food places!

Stay Away From Greasy , Cheese meals!

How To Bounce Back!

Many feel

Like Once

They’ve

become a

certain

weight

nothing can

change it.

Get Active!Many people don’t want to excerice

because they feel they are too

overweight to do it!

All you need to do to

improve your health is to

move!Even the smallest lifestyle

changes like walking to

school or jogging up and

down the stairs a couple of

times can really make a

difference.Your goal should be to work up to 30 minutes of aerobic

exercise at least 3 to 5 times a week,

Choosing The Right Foods!

Now that We know what To Avoid, we should learn what to eat more of!

Fruit and Vegtables are Important to add to your

diet! The pyramid is a visual graph indicating how many

servings of grains, vegetables, milk, fruit, meat and oils should be consumed

each day

The Perfect Size!