Section 1 Food and Your Body Weight Chapter 8 Bellringer What is Body Composition? What does it have to do with weight loss or weight gain? Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

Chapter 8 Objectives Section 1 Food and Your Body Weight Describe how heredity and lifestyle affect body weight. Summarize the components of a healthy weight management plan. Calculate your body mass index. Determine if your weight is in a healthy weight range. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

Why Do You Weigh What You Weigh? Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 Why Do You Weigh What You Weigh? Heredity is the passing down of traits from parent to child through DNA. Whether you gain or lose weight easily is largely due to heredity. However, your choices about what you eat, how much you eat, and how much you exercise (Lifestyle) also affect your energy balance and body weight. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

What Is a Healthy Weight For Me? Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 What Is a Healthy Weight For Me? Body composition is a measure of the amount of body weight due to fat compared to the amount of body weight due to bone and muscle. Someone can be overweight without being obese, depending on their body composition. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

What Is a Healthy Weight For Me? Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight What Is a Healthy Weight For Me? Body mass index is an index of weight in relation to height that is used to assess healthy body weight. Can be unreliable due to increased muscle mass Muscle weighs more than fat

A Healthy Weight Management Plan Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 A Healthy Weight Management Plan Weight management is a program of sensible eating and exercise habits that will help keep weight at a healthy level. The keys to healthy weight management are to eat better, eat less, and exercise more. The goal is to lose fat, not muscle. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

A Healthy Weight Management Plan Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 A Healthy Weight Management Plan If you are underweight, consult a doctor to make sure your low weight is not due to an illness. You can gain weight by gradually increasing food intake and by exercising to increase muscle mass. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

A Healthy Weight Management Plan Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 A Healthy Weight Management Plan Reduce calories by reducing portions and keep high-calorie choices as a treat. Choose lower-calorie choices like frozen yogurt over ice cream. Exercise increases your energy needs by increasing your metabolism. Weight management involves changing your behavior. Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

A Healthy Weight Management Plan Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 A Healthy Weight Management Plan Snack between sensible meals and eat foods that are low glycemic, which help to keep your blood glucose or blood sugar level constant High glycemic meals raise your blood sugar level, which produces extra insulin, which sends sugars into your cells, which dramatically lowers your blood sugar level, which causes the body to release hormones to increase hunger and appetite to restore blood sugar levels Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"

A Healthy Weight Management Plan Section 2 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Chapter 8 A Healthy Weight Management Plan High glycemic meals also cause an increase in the storage of glucose and fat Glycemic Index = numerical system of measuring rise of blood sugar: GI of 70 or more is high, GI of 56 – 69 is medium, and GI of 55 or less is low www.glycemicindex.com, www.mendosa.com, www.southbeach-diet-plan.com, www.becomehealthynow.com Header – dark yellow 24 points Arial Bold Body text – white 20 points Arial Bold, dark yellow highlights Bullets – dark yellow Copyright – white 12 points Arial Size: Height: 7.52" Width: 10.02" Scale: 70% Position on slide: Horizontal - 0" Vertical - 0"