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Analyzing Influences and Obesity

Analyzing Influences and Obesity. Obesity Trends In America. What Causes This?. What different factors influence obesity?. Saving America, One Bite At A Time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpIsiK-IZU. Influences:. Peers Family Culture and Environment Advertisements Lack of Education

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Analyzing Influences and Obesity

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  1. Analyzing Influences and Obesity

  2. Obesity Trends In America

  3. What Causes This?

  4. What different factors influence obesity?

  5. Saving America, One Bite At A Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMpIsiK-IZU

  6. Influences: • Peers • Family • Culture and Environment • Advertisements • Lack of Education • Convenience • Internal Influences

  7. Peers

  8. Peers • What they eat at their house • Where you go to eat together; socialize. • Eating while watching tv/movies; • Video games vs. P.A • Portion sizes • Parties

  9. Family

  10. Family • Types of meals your family cooks/buys • Where your family shops at • Food left out on table for second helpings • Not eating together • Eating in front of TV

  11. Culture and Environment

  12. Culture and Environment • What types of food you are allowed to eat or not • Special meals during the holidays • Bigger-sized plates • Fad diets • Technology • Office jobs • Normal to be big in some countries • Geographic location • Food rewards

  13. Advertisements

  14. Advertisements • Fast food restaurants • All-you-can-eat buffets • Buy one get one/special deals • Subliminal messages • New products

  15. Fast Food Ads. vs Reality http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbCwi6EeNAE&feature=related

  16. Lack of Education

  17. Lack of Education • Knowing how to read food labels • How many calories to take in per day • Portion sizes • Nutritional values • Empty calories • My Plate

  18. Convenience

  19. Convenience • Cost and location of food • Cooking skills, or lack of • Amount of time available to cook or do P.A. • Availability of healthy food • Impulse Items • Convenience stores

  20. Internal Influences

  21. Internal Influences • Stress • Emotions • Boredom • Taste • Time of Day

  22. Activity Time!

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