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Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating. Am I bovvered?. What does it mean to be healthy?. Being an appropriate weight Reducing risk of illness Enjoying life Being able to do what you want Feeling well Living a healthy old age. Why concentrate on weight?. Being overweight can be a result of lifestyle

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Healthy Eating

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  1. Healthy Eating Am I bovvered?

  2. What does it mean to be healthy? • Being an appropriate weight • Reducing risk of illness • Enjoying life • Being able to do what you want • Feeling well • Living a healthy old age

  3. Why concentrate on weight? Being overweight can be a result of lifestyle • Eating the wrong type of foods • Not taking enough exercise • Sedentary jobs • Lack of self confidence – leading to overeating

  4. Obesity • In Scotland - 65% men overweight / obese - 60% women overweight /obese • Men more likely than women to be overweight than obese

  5. What are the risks? Increased risk of • High blood pressure – risk of stroke, kidney disease • heart disease • Diabetes – kidney failure, blindness, heart disease • Back pain, joint pains, decreased mobility

  6. Diabetes • The incidence of diabetes is increasing in the general population, reaching about 10% of the population in the age 65+. • 3.8% men and 3.7% women aged 16+ have diabetes • 1-2 children are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes each year compared with none about 5 years ago. • Having PKU does not change the risk – think of a low phenylalanine / restricted carbohydrate diet!!

  7. PKU • Many professionals have “tunnel vision” • The diet and lifestyle looked upon sympathetically • Many parents give unhealthy foods too often to make up for the restrictions • Upset when weight discussed – have enough to cope with.

  8. The excuses! • Those scales must be wrong! • I will find time tomorrow • It’s my hormones / genes • All my family are big and they are fine • I don’t have time • I can’t afford to eat healthily • I am not overweight

  9. The scales are wrong

  10. I will find time tomorrow

  11. I don’t have time

  12. It’s in the genes

  13. I can’t afford to eat healthily

  14. I am not overweight

  15. The next step • Look at your day • Keep a diary • Who does what ? • Delegate • Find a little time

  16. Change one thing • Find a like minded friend • Take the stairs • Limit TV / computer • Eat more fruit and vegetables • Drink more water • Stop between meal snacks

  17. Benefits of weight loss Losing 5-10kg (3/4 – 1 stone)  Improves joint and back pain  Improves lung function  Better sleeping pattern  Reduction in breathlessness  Loss of a few pounds removes a substantial amount of blood fats such as cholesterol (fatty deposits) which clog up the arteries

  18. Losing 10kg (1 stone)  20% reduction in risk of death from any cause  30% reduction in the risk of dying from diabetes related condition  40% reduction in risk of dying from obesity related cancer

  19. Change a little Gain a lot!

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