Chapter 6, Lesson 1

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Chapter 6, Lesson 1

• Maintaining a Health Weight
• Video

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Vocabulary

• Body image The way you see your body
• Body mass index (BMI) a ratio that allows you
  to assess your body size in relation to your
  height and weight.
• Overweight A condition in which a person is
  heavier than the standard weight range for his or
  her height.

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More Vocabulary

• Obesity Having an excess amount of body fat.
• Underweight a condition in which a person is
  less than the standard weight range for his or
  her height.
• Nutrient dense foods Foods that are high in
  nutrients as compared with their calorie content.

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Factors that Influence Weight

• Gender
• Age
• Height
• body frame
• growth rate
• Metabolism
• activity level

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Diet Fitness Body Composition

• Diet and fitness affect a persons body
  composition
• Body Composition is used to describe the
  percentages of fat, bone and muscle.
• Two people who are the same size and weight can
  look different

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Why keep a food journal?

• It can help a person see exactly what he or she
  eats and why.

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How to get to a healthy weight?

• Nutrient dense foods give you the most nutrients
  for the fewest amount of calories.
• Examples of nutrient dense foods Fruits and
  Vegetables, Low Fat Meat, Low Fat Milk, Eggs,
  Fish

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How to find your BMI

• BMIWeight (in pounds) X 703/(height in inches
  squared)
• Example 145 pounds, 55 tall
• BMI 145X703/65squared
• BMI101,935/4,225
• BMI 24.12 or 24
• BMI Calculator

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Body Mass Index Chart Link
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What does this mean for me!

• Exercise, eat foods high in nutrient density and
  you will be able to achieve and maintain a
  healthy BMI!