Nutrition & Nutrition & FatsFats

HealthMPowersHealthMPowers

Empowering Students Empowering Students To Make Healthy ChoicesTo Make Healthy Choices

Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…

I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.

Test tube demonstrationTest tube demonstration

Alarming StatisticAlarming Statistic75% of American students eat 75% of American students eat more than the recommended more than the recommended amount of fat.amount of fat.

Recommendation: 30% of Recommendation: 30% of daily caloriesdaily calories

Make healthier choices Make healthier choices when eating by…when eating by…

Reading food labelsReading food labels

Looking for low-fat itemsLooking for low-fat items

We ALSO need to…We ALSO need to…

Exercise for 60 minutesExercise for 60 minutes

Drink plenty of waterDrink plenty of water

Eat 5 or more fruits and Eat 5 or more fruits and vegetablesvegetables

Good Nutrition Good Nutrition

+ + Physical Physical ActivityActivity

==Good HealthGood Health

Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…

I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.

Importance of Importance of FatsFats

Provides energy for our Provides energy for our cellscells

Insulates against cold Insulates against cold weatherweather

Protects internal organsProtects internal organs Padding between the skin Padding between the skin

and musclesand muscles

Dangers of FatsDangers of Fats Health problemsHealth problems Heart DiseaseHeart Disease DiabetesDiabetes Some forms of CancerSome forms of Cancer

Makes it difficult to move Makes it difficult to move and playand play

Common Foods High in Common Foods High in FatFat

Fried foodsFried foods

ChocolateChocolate

DonutsDonuts

ButterButter

CakesCakes

CheeseCheese

Potato ChipsPotato Chips

Types of FatsTypes of FatsSaturated FatsSaturated Fats

Raises LDL Raises LDL levelslevels

Animal Animal sourcessources

Solid at room Solid at room temperaturetemperature

Unsaturated Unsaturated FatsFats Raises HDL Raises HDL

levelslevels Oils and fish Oils and fish

sourcessources Liquid at room Liquid at room

temperaturetemperature

Trans FatTrans Fat Produced when hydrogen is Produced when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil in a added to vegetable oil in a process called process called HydrogenationHydrogenation..

Formed when liquid oils are Formed when liquid oils are made into solid fats like made into solid fats like shortening and margarine.shortening and margarine.

Increases shelf life and flavor Increases shelf life and flavor stability of foods.stability of foods.

Food Food LabelsLabels

ActivityActivityHigh-fatHigh-fat

Is the food Is the food item more item more than 20% daily than 20% daily value of fat?value of fat?

Low-fatLow-fat Is the food Is the food item less than item less than or equal to 5% or equal to 5% daily value of daily value of fat?fat?

Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…

I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.

Review Review QuestionsQuestions

How is fat used in a positive way How is fat used in a positive way in our body?in our body?

Why is it dangerous to have too Why is it dangerous to have too much fat in our diets?much fat in our diets?

What can you do to make sure What can you do to make sure you are getting the you are getting the recommended amounts of fat in recommended amounts of fat in your diet?your diet?

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Thanks!Thanks!

Remember to choose Remember to choose

Health-Enhancing Health-Enhancing Behaviors! Behaviors!