Obesity

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Obesity Weight Loss Making Changes

• Topic 8

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Obesity

• Defined as having an excessive amount of body
  fat
• BMI of 30 or greater
• 2 in 3 are overweight or obese

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

• BMI
• Kg lbs / 2.2
• M in x 2.54
• Classifications
• lt18.5 Underweight
• 18.5 24.9 Healthy
• 25.0 29.9 Overweight
• gt30.0 Obese

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Obesity Does Weight Matter?

• Leading causes of DEATH in USA
• 1 - Heart Disease
• Over 630,000 per year
• 2 - Cancer
• Nearly 560,000 per year
• 3 - Stroke
• Over 135,000 per year
• 6 - Diabetes
• Over 70,000 per year
• 80 of those with Type 2 are overweight
• Deaths per year with a direct link to excess
  weight
• 1,395,000

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Lets Re-cap What Is Nutrition?

• The process by which humans take in and use food
  in their bodies
• Macronutrients vs. Micronutrients
• Reasons to practice good nutrition
• Disease prevention
• Symptom reduction

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The Basics Where Do Calories Fit In?

• Measure of energy
• Carbohydrates, protein, fat
• The bodys fuel

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Obesity and Weight Loss The Math

• Easy math Hard to practice
• Calories IN Calories OUT
• Weight Maintenance
• Weight loss
• Eat LESS
• Move MORE

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What Are Possible Causes of Obesity?

• Genetics
• Environmental and Social factors
• Lifestyle behaviors
• Education and socio-economic status
• Cultural factors
• Medical conditions
• Drugs/medications

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Consequences of Obesity
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The Bigger Picture

• The million dollar
• question is
• Where do
• changes
• in behavior fit in?

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Create a Plan Nutrition Intervention

• Food
• Physical activity
• Behavior change/therapy
• Environmental and emotional

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Behavior Changing Tips Separate Physical From
Emotional Hunger

• Aim to rate your hunger every time you go to eat
  something.

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Behavior Changing Tips Focus On Self Efficacy

• An individuals belief in his or her ability to
  succeed in a particular situation.
• Consider the impact of positive thinking!

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Nutrition Intervention Management

• Short-term goals
• Attainable within the week or month
• Medium-term
• Attainable within 2-3 months
• Long-term goals
• Attainable within the 6-12 months

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Set yourself up for success by creating
realistic and measurable goals!
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How Ready Are You to Make Changes?

• Pre-contemplation
• Contemplation
• Preparation
• Action
• Maintenance
• Relapse

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Readiness For Change RulerAsk Yourselves The
Following Questions
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Questions?
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Reference Materials

• Mayo Clinic - http//www.mayoclinic.com/
• American Dietetic Association
  http//www.eatright.org/
• MyPyramid - http//www.mypyramid.gov/
• American Heart Association - http//www.heart.org/
  HEARTORG/
• American Diabetes Association -
  http//www.diabetes.org/
• Center for Science in the Public Interest -
  http//www.cspinet.org/
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard
  Reference - http//www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
  search/
• http//findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0813/is_6_3
  6/ai_n52359092/