body image media messages can have a strong impact on a person’s body image. in your notebooks...
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Body Image
• Media messages can have a strong impact on a person’s body image. In your notebooks write down ways that media can affect body image. Give examples.
Calories
• Units used to measure energy– Energy in food– Energy your body uses for life processes
and physical activity
• Calorie Balance– Calories Consumed = Calories Burned– Calories Consumed < Calories Burned– Calories Consumed > Calories Burned
Factors that Influence Appropriate Weight Range
• Age• Gender• Height• Body frame• Growth rate• Metabolic rate• Activity level
BMI
• Body Mass Index – Ratio that allows you to assess your body size in relation to your height and weight
• Charts take gender and age into account
• There is no single size or shape that is normal for everyone
How Tall Are You In Inches?• 4 feet = 48 inches• 5 feet = 60 inches• 5” 2’ = 62 inches• 5” 4’ = 64 inches• 5” 6’ = 66 inches• 5” 8’ = 68 inches• 5” 10’ = 70 inches• 6 feet = 72 inches
Remember:1 foot = 12 inches
So to calculate multiply feet by 12 and then add the inches
If you are 5” 3’:5 x 12 = 6060 + 3 = 63 inches tall
Overweight vs. Obesity
• Overweight – a condition in which a person is heavier than the standard weight range for his or her height
• Obesity – having an excess amount of body fat
Healthy Weight Loss Strategies• Instead of 2,000 calories eat 1,700
to 1,800• Include your favorites in
moderation• Eat a variety of low-calorie,
nutrient dense foods• Drink plenty of water• Increase physical activity• You should only lose about a
pound a week
Risky Diet Strategies
• Fad Diets – weight loss plans that are popular only for a short period of time
• Liquid diets• Fasting• Diet pills
Weight Cycling
• The repeated pattern of loss and regain of body weight–Slow steady weight loss is better and safer
Eating Disorders
• Extreme, harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or death– Exact causes are unknown– Mental disorder
• Anorexia – disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self imposed starvation
• Bulimia – disorder in which some form of purging or clearing the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating
• Binge Eating – A disorder characterized by compulsive overeating– Do not purge themselves
Underweight
• Underweight – a condition in which a person is less than the standard weight range for his or her height– Decreased ability to fight disease – Fatigue
Healthy Weight Gain Strategies
• Increase your calorie intake• Eat often• Take second helpings• Eat nutritious snacks• Build muscle