Obesity in the United States Show the CDC obesity slideshow.

In the U.S. there has been: -a 200% increase in overweight children since late 1960’s -15% of American children are overweight -61% of American adults are overweight!!! Why are people getting more and more overweight?

Poor Nutrition: What Is It Costing Our Kids? On any given day: of U.S. kids are eating fast food!

1. too many unhealthy choices… When I was a kid the only ice-cream with candy in it was chocolate chip mint…

Goo Goo cluster Chocolate Chunk Ice-cream Double-stuffed Oreos Chili Cheese Fries Deep Dish Stuffed Crust Pizza with extra cheese

1. too many unhealthy choices… like sugar

America’s Sweet Tooth: {pounds of sugar eaten per person per year} for most people who want to lose weight, if they just limited their sugar intake, they would lose all the weight they needed to lose...

1. too many unhealthy choices… 2. portion sizes are too big 3. we drink too many of our calories

Sobe Nirvana has 300 calories and 72 grams of sugar A 20 ounce Sunkist orange pop has 325 calories and 88 grams of sugar A Venti Caramel Frappuccino has 500 calories and 68 grams of sugar Say you’re supposed to eat calories per day, these drinks are about ¼ of your total calories!!

1. too many unhealthy choices… 2. portion sizes are too big

1. too many unhealthy choices… 2. portion sizes are too big 3. we drink too many of our calories 4. not enough exercise 5. people are uneducated ! Magazine ads for weight loss products manipulate people with false hope…

Nutrition Unit: Calories "ALL YOU EVER NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NUTRITION" DON'T BE PART OF THE U.S.'s $33 BILLION DIET RIP OFF ! Every day, to function properly, your body needs a certain amount of energy from:a) __ fat _ b) __ protein__ c) __ carbohydrates ___ Your body burns (_ metabolizes ___) these 3 nutrients to produce ENERGY which is measured in _ calories _______

fat IF YOU EVER WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, DON’T THINK “DIET” – DON’T GET OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THE DIETS AND INFORMATION OUT THERE… minerals vitamins oils carbohydrates Slimfast, Jenny Craig, Nutri-system, Atkins, South Beach, Beverly Hills Diet… Slimfast, Jenny Craig, Nutri-system, Atkins, South Beach, Beverly Hills Diet…

Does anyone know how many calories they should eat? We will figure it next, but you need to know your height and how much you weigh…Students get height and weight.

How much should you weigh????? Ideal body weight : -don't get too caught up in how much you weigh. How fit you are cardiovascularly, and how healthy you are on the inside, and how you feel about yourself is more important. If you must see a chart, here is one: GIRLS: 4’8” range is ’9” range is '0 ”range is ’5” range is ’10” range is ’1” range is ’6” range is ’11” range is ’2” range is ’7” range is ’0” range is ’3” range is ’8” range is ’1” range is ’4” range is ’9” range is ’2” range is BOYS: 4’8” range is ’9” range is ’0 range is ’7” range is ’2” range is ’1” range is ’8” range is ’3” range is ’2” range is ’9” range is ’4” range is ’3” range is ’10” range is ’5” range is ’4” range is ’11” range is ’6” range is ’5” range is ’0” range is ’7” range is ’6” range is ’1” range is ’8” range is Don’t set a goal below your range!

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The bottomline is to ask yourself: CAN I DO THIS FOR LIFE ???? Don't get caught up in crazy fad diets – even if it "worked" for someone you know.

CALORIES YOU SHOULD EAT PER DAY: 1. Estimated BMR:current wt______ x 10 (boys x 11) = Box 1 2. Activity Level: x _______ (choose.3,.5, or.7) = Box 2 3. Take Box 1_______ + Box 2_______ = ___________ (multiply by 0.1) = Box (light activity) 0.5 (moderately active) 0.7 (very active/sports)

4. Take Box 1 _______ + Box 2 _______ + Box 3 _______ 5.= TOTAL CALORIES PER DAY TO MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT 6. OPTIONAL: to lose wt PER DAY TO LOSE 1 LB. PER WEEK, (or 1,000 for 2 lb.) to gain wt to gain 1 lb. PER WEEK total girls - don't have your total greater than 2800 boys - don't have your total greater than 3800 Know that 1 lb. = * 3500_ calories. The safest way to lose weight is 1-2 lbs per week *women should never go below 1200 calories/day *men should never go below 1500 calories/day

Total Calories per Day Check: Girls: Is yours between 1200 – 2800 ?????? Boys: Is yours between 1500 – 3800 ?????

Set Point Theory: when you cut calories below 1200/1500 = Starvation mode, slowed metabolism, hunger pains, fat cells not release fat!!! Yo-Yo Syndrome: lose it fast, lose lean muscle, gain fat back FAST!!!

“Losing 10 lbs. in 10 days” doesn’t work: file://localhost/private/tmp/502/Temporaryfile://localhost/private/tmp/502/Temporary Items/fcctemp/Attach1.html to lose weight, you have to reduce… muscle water fat OR

IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE TO DROP 10 LBS. IN 10 DAYS… If you weighed 400 lbs. you would need 6,000 calories per day so then you could drop 3500… IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE TO DROP 10 LBS. IN 10 DAYS… If you weighed 400 lbs. you would need 6,000 calories per day so then you could drop 3500… -_2800__ eat nothing -_700__ jog 5 miles = 3500 calories burned (lost 1 pound) x do this for 10 days to lose 10 lbs. of fat!!! To lose 1 pound of fat, you must drop 3500 calories!!! So, let’s say a person should eat 2800 calories to maintain their weight…

Joe is a 16-year old teenager. He is 6’0 and weighs 250 lbs. Here is his typical food consumption for 1 day: Breakfast – 2 scrambled eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, 1 piece of toast, a glass of orange juice Snack – 1 Snickers candy bar Lunch – 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza, 2 bread sticks, and one cup of milk Snack- a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner – 1 Burrito, 1 cup of rice, a salad, and 1 20 oz. Coke Late night snack- 1 microwave popcorn bag

If he cuts 500 cal. per day x 7 days = ___?___

Microwave Popcorn - Multiply calories by 3 since there are 3 servings per bag and he ate the whole bag! Kraft Macaroni and Cheese- Multiply calories by 3 since there are 3 servings per box and he ate the whole box! Be sure to multiply calories by serving per container!

What Joe is eating is totally unhealthy. You may want to substitute healthier foods for his Snickers, for instance, but can figure substitutions for him later. Today, just focus on Joe cutting calories to lose weight. Food(s):______________________ Calories:_________ Total Calories Cut: __500___ **Does not have to be 4 things… Hand out worksheet to partners…

FOLLOW-UP: 2. If Joe drops 1 lb. a week for 4 months, how much weight will he lose? 16 lbs. 3. If Joe decides to start exercising on top of cutting those 500 calories, and he begins to walk to school and home everyday (and he’ll walk on the weekends too), he will burn another 500 calories per day.How many lbs. can Joe lose in 4 months? (hint: now he is dropping 1,000 calories per day x 7 days per week and is losing 2 lbs. per week) 32 lbs. !!!

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Dropping calories has a lot to do with better food choices : You don’t have to give up all good tasting foods. It’s all about choices and reading your food labels to know what you’re eating. See next slide food C H O I C E S … Dropping calories has a lot to do with better food choices : You don’t have to give up all good tasting foods. It’s all about choices and reading your food labels to know what you’re eating. See next slide food C H O I C E S …

Milk Choices: Calories: 140 Calories: 260 Total Fat: 0 !!!!! Total Fat: 15

Breakfast Choices: Calories: 90 Calories: 190 Total Fat: 1.5 Total Fat: 9

Dinner: Calories: 280 Calories: 380 Total Fat: 8 Total Fat: 18 Bean + Cheese Beef + Bean

Sweet Tooth Choices: Calories: 90 Calories: 470 Total Fat: 2 Total Fat: 22

Desserts: Feel like a Candy bar??? Calories: 190 Calories: 500 Total Fat: 7 Total Fat: 23

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GET PLENTY OF: EXERCISE It does a body good!!! Stronger HeartSpeeds Up Metabolism Lowers Blood PressureRelieves Stress Burns Calories Builds Muscle (and muscie It’s fun burns more calories at rest!) Check out these websites to see how many calories you burn doing your favorite activities:

DETAILED FOODHow much/ Serving Size: Breakfast Snacks Lunch Snacks Dinner After Dinner YOUR NAME: _____________ PER:_____ On your paper, copy this table, then record everything you ate and drank yesterday.

DETAILED FOODHow much/ Serving Size: BreakfastLife Cereal 2 % milk 2 c. 1 c. Snacks LunchPepperoni Pizza Fat Free Choc. Milk Choc. pudding 1 slice 1 c. 1/2 c. SnacksString cheese Triscuit crackers 1717 DinnerChicken Mashed potatoes gravy 3 oz. 1/2 c. 2 Tbls. After DinnerMicrowave popcorn3 c. YOUR NAME: _____________ PER:_____ Example

Use this worksheet to check out the nutrition gadgets on igoogle: