Dr. Christopher P. Digiulio MD : Losing Excess Body Fat

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• Losing Excess Body Fat

Dr. Christopher P. Digiulio MD
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• Weight Management- means attaining healthy weight
  and keeping throughout life
• Having a healthy weight can improve
• Well being
• Reduce risk of many diseases

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• Underweight is also and issue but far more people
  are overweight
• Not everyone who is overweight has excess body
  fat
• Can also be due to muscle

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Overweight

• Health Risk of Obesity
• Over 50 of Americans are obese
• Obese means having a BMI of 30 or more
• Overweight has a BMI of 25-29.9
• Can cause hypertension, heart disease and stroke
• Also diabetes II, arthritis, and some cancers

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Underweight

• Underweight people can have a lack of some
  nutrient store
• May feel fatigued
• May have issues staying warm
• Chapter 13 Check Your Knowledge pg 241

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Factors Affecting Weight Status

• Weight status- how much you weigh and ability to
  lose weight
• Heredity
• Eating habits
• -environmental cues-events or situations
• -psychological factors-boredom, depression,
  tension or fear
• Activity Level

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Losing Excess Body Fat

• Main goal of weight management is good health
• Age, pregnancy, illness, emotional support all
  are factors to consider when starting a weight
  management plan

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Math of Losing a Pound of Fat

• 1lb of fat 3500 calories
• Estimating calorie needs are made using gender
  and typical activity level
• Estimating calorie intake can be accomplished
  using a food diary
• Comparing calorie needs with calorie intake by
  estimating your energy needs to your daily intake

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Unsafe Weight-Loss Practices

• Fad diets- short time weight loss gimmicks
• fast-working, inexpensive, painless, and
  guaranteed are words used to describe these
  tricks
• Controlled by the FDA and FTC

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Dangers of rapid weight-loss

• Crash diets
• May provide fewer than 1200 calories per day
• Lack essential nutrients
• May add fasting, refraining from eating certain
  foods
• Can be harmful to the body
• name some

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Safe Weight-Loss

• Evaluate weight-loss plans carefully
• Diet provides all nutrients your body needs
• Diet is as close as your tastes and habits
• Diet keeps you from being hungry or tired
• Diet allows you to eat out
• Diet offers a change you can follow for life

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Control calories

• Substitute foods lower in fat for those higher in
  fat
• Eat more vegetables and whole grain foods
• Chose fresh fruit instead of fatty snacks
• Chose steamed, baked or broiled foods rather than
  fried
• Select healthy recipies

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Other Safe Weight-Loss

• Change eating habits
• Increase levels of daily activity
• Use a smaller plate or bowl
• Eat slow
• Reward yourself for small successes

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Gaining Weight

• Consume extra calories from calorie dense foods
• Add small amounts of calorie-dense toppings
• Try eating bigger
• Consume snacks between meals
• Limit bulky, low calorie food such as salads and
  clear soup
• Avoid drinking fluids before meals

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