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MAINTAINING A
HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT
Chapter 6
PHYSICAL HEALTH RISKS
 Excessive weight disabilities -diseases linked or resulting
directly from long term overweight or obesity
 Breathing difficulties
 Sleep apnea
 Sleep Apnea
 Bone and joint problems
 Being over fat increases the risk of the following diseases:
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High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Heart disease
Some cancers
IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE AND
DIABETES
 Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) -This is a disorder in which
blood glucose levels become elevated.
 IGT is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes
 IGT and type 2 diabetes are increasing in teens and youth
 Insulin- a hormone produced by the pancreas that converts
sugar to energy.
UNDERWEIGHT
 Underweight- having a BMI that is below the fifth percentile
for ones age
 Increase risk of colds and pathogens
 Undernourished, causes:
 Fatigue
 Irritability
 Anemia- disease associated with lack of iron
 Underweight teens should eat 3 -4 nutrient dense, high calorie
foods meals per day
TEEN BODY MASS INDEX
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<5 th percentile- may be underweight
Above 5 th to 84 th percentile range of appropriate weight
85 th to 94 th percentile may be at risk of overweight
>95 th percentile may be overweight
EATING DISORDERS
 Eating disorders- psychological illnesses that cause people to
under eat, overeat, or practice other dangerous nutrition related behaviors.
 Typically driven by metal or emotional factors
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Poor body image
Social or family pressures
Perfectionism
Depression
Substance abuse
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
 Anorexia nervosa- an eating disorder in which a person
abnormally restricts calorie intake.
 Can result in:
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serious malnutrition
Stop menstruating
Sterility
Low bone density
Heart problems
death
 Common indicators: sudden massive weight loss, lying about
eating, denying hunger, preoccupation with food or calories,
exercise addiction, believing he/she is overweight
 Male Anorexia
BULIMIA NERVOSA
 Bulimia Nervosa- an eating disorder in which people overeat
and the force themselves to purge.
 Exercise Bulimia- purging calories though exercise
 Miss important events to exercise
 Do not allow for recovery
 Can cause:
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Dehydration
Osteoporosis
Kidney damage
Irregular heart beat
Tissue damage from purging
Nutrition deficiencies
NUTRITION MY THS AND FAD DIETS
 Myth: consuming large amounts of protein and lif ting weights
are the best ways to increase the size of your muscles
 Fact: EXTRA protein in your diet is not needed to increase
muscle size and strength
 Myth: Vegetarianism is much healthier and better for exercise
performance than a diet that includes animal protein
 Fact: It can be a healthy lifestyle, but you have to know how to
combine foods for complete proteins
 Myth: it is easy to lose one pound of fat by burning 3,500
calories through exercise alone
 Fact: best to use a combination of exercise and diet
 Through exercise alone to burn 1000 calories you must run 8 -10
miles in one hour
FAD DIETS
 Fad diets- center on eating one type of food, claims eating
whatever you want, requires purchase of special pills or
equipment
 High-Protein Diets- eliminating carbohydrates from your diet.
 Increase risk of dehydration (stress on kidneys)
 Risk of calcium loss
 Digestive issue due to lack of fiber
 Diet Pills
 Baseball Story
WEIGHT CYCLE
DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVIT Y FOR
WEIGHT CONTROL
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Adjust calorie intake and expenditure based on your needs
Work 30-60 minutes per day or 225 minutes per week
Allow plenty of time for results
Reward yourself in a positive way (other than food)
Continue to update short term goals along the way