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But I’m not hungry!
Dr. Kathy Lustyk
Associate Professor of
Psychology
restriction
eating
Weight loss
Embarrassment
competition
Food…
…is a necessity not a reward or
something we deserve
Restrictor Mentality
I can’t have a
cookie today, I
didn’t exercise.
I ate a big breakfast today so I’m
going to skip lunch.
I ate fast food yesterday so today I’m only going to
eat some fruit.
Binge
What the “experts” say
Cut Carbs
Cut Fat
“Carbs make fat!”
“Eating fat makes you fat.”
Each, in excess, makes fat!
But that may not make you fat! All input is
affected by output.
One source of “output” is body needs.
NTs
Neurotransmitters
• Choline and acetate  acetylcholine
from fat
metabolism
• Tryptophan serotonin
from protein, e.g., poultry
meat, milk, cheese
Eating carbs
helps make
tryptophan
available to the
brain
• Tyrosine  dopamine, norepinephrine,
epinephrine
Non-essential amino acids
Just a salad for me,
thanks.
Poor
Nutrition
Another source of output
is physical activity
So What should I eat?
How much should I eat?
Building a Better Pyramid
From EAT, DRINK,
AND BE HEALTHY
by Walter C. Willett, MD
copyright Simon &
Schuster 2001.
http://primusweb.com/fitne
sspartner/library/weight/ca
lsburned.htm
Healthy Body Calculator
What should I eat?
How much should I eat?
http://www.dietitian.com/ibw/ibw.html
How do we respect our bodies?
• Start by looking in the
right mirror.
Give your body what it needs to
be healthy
Food
Exercise
sleep