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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.
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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 • Stresses • Desire for control • Desire for perfection • Depression • Society’s emphasis on appearance