Nutrition Advice L4

Distinguish between unhealthy and healthy eating

Ways to achieve a healthy weight

Healthy & Safe Unhealthy & Unsafe

Nutra System Throwing Up

Weight Watchers Diet Pills

Eating Healthy Laxatives

Exercise Smoking

Purging

The best indicator of fitness & health is NOT weight but rather:Eating nutritious food, being physically active on a daily bases

& feeling good.

HUNGER vs APPETITE

What is the difference or is there a difference?

Hunger Your body telling you it’s time to eat Feeling you are born with Body’s physical response to the need for food

HUNGER vs APPETITE

Appetite Desire for food Desire to eat based on the pleasure derived from

eating Factors related are:

Taste Texture Aroma

HUNGER vs APPETITE

Physical health Can affect your appetite

Factors that affect your health Sick Active Weather Culture Religion Mood Depressed Happy

HUNGER vs APPETITE

Environment Were you grew up

Southwestern US Midwest-farm belt East coast mexico

FAT: to little can lead to…

Very little no energy reserves & dangerous if CAN’T eat

Little energy tire easily

Limited food intake not getting enough nutrients

Female cycles irregular periods or none at all

Extreme thinness may be a signal of an unhealthy eating pattern or an eating disorder.

EATING DISORDERS-#1

Anorexia Nervosa-called the “starvation sickness” Dislike body Obsessed with weight gain Denies hunger Fears body fat Wont eat Excessive exercise

WARNING SIGNS!

Abnormal loss of weight

Depression

Moodiness

Insecurity

Intense fear of being fat or gaining weight

Seeing self as fat even when thin

Exercising excessively

Eating tiny potions, refusing to eat,

Avoids social situations where food is involved

EATING DISORDERS-#2

Bulimia Gorge self with food & then vomits or uses

laxatives/diuretics Eats enormous meals without gaining weight Disappears after eating Dental problems Feels ashamed/depressed

WARNING SIGNS!

Large fluctuations in weight

Disappears after eating

Feeling out of control when eating

Eating enormous meals without gaining weight

Feels ashamed & depressed after eating

Eating secretly

Dependence on laxatives, diuretics, diet pills to lose weight

EATING DISORDER-#3

Overeating Enjoys food Stress eater Habit of eating large potions

There are many more eating disorders, do you know of any others?

Can you answer the following question?

Why do you think eating disorders occur?

Who are they most common among and why?

Why do you think some people over eat?

What can you do if you think someone you know has an unhealthy eating pattern?

What can you do if you think you know someone who has a eating disorder?

Do you think you have a responsibility to do anything if your friend has the warning signs of an eating disorder or an unhealthy eating pattern?

HEALTHY WAYS TO GAIN WEIGHT & LOSE WEIGHT

Formula for Weight Management Food & beverage intake + energy output = weight

Unhealthy ways to gain or lose weight Eating foods high in fat and added sugar: uses up the total calorie

allowance without concern for nutrients Limiting physical activity to gain or lose weight

Healthy way to gain or lose weight To gain one pound per week,

Eat an extra 350-700 calories every day To lose one pound per week

Decrease your caloric intake by 350-700 calories every day