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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Wellness and Weight Management
• Your weight is determined by height, age
and gender
• Your weight may not be ideal for someone
else
• Your ideal weight is a range, not a single
number
• Overall fitness is measured by nutrition,
avoiding risks, and overall fitness, not just
weight
Body Mass Index
• BMI – a measure of weight based on
comparing body weight to height
• See figure 5.16 In Book
Weight and Good Health
• Being underweight or overweight can both
cause health risks
• If too thin- sleeping problems, irritability
fatigue, dry skin
* FEMALES – problems with reproductive
systems
OVERWEIGHT
• Obesity – weighing 20% more than your
ideal weight, based on reliable height
weight chart
Consequences of Being Over
Weight
• Muscle and Joint Problems
• Heart works harder
• Higher rates of certain cancers
• Lower life expectancy
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE
• Staying at your ideal weight involves both
good nutrition and adequate exercise
• The food you eat and the amount of
exercise affects your weight
Figuring Out Calories
• Calories in food are converted to energy
that your body can use
• Energy used to keep body warm and
repair tissues
• Every 3,500 extra calories taken in causes
you to gain 1 lb.
Weight management formula
Food and beverage intake
+
Energy Output
=
WEIGHT
TIPS FOR WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT
• SEE FIGURE 5.18 IN BOOK
EATING DISORDERS
• ANOREXIA NERVOSA – INTENSE FEAR
OF WEIGHT GAIN AND STARVE
THEMSELVES
• STARVATION SICKNESS
• BECOME DANGEROUSLY THIN
BULIMIA NERVOSA
• Eating disorder where person eats lare
amounts and then throws up
• BINGING AND PURGING
WHY EATING DISORDERS
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Stresses
Desire for control
Desire for perfection
Depression
Society’s emphasis on appearance