1. Body Image & Eating Disorders

2. Body Image Body Image- The way you see and imagine your body.
What are some things that could possibly influence a persons body image?
Media (TV, Magazines), Friends, Family Members, Athletics

3. Characteristics of an Unhealthy Body Image
Unhappy with specific parts of the body
Refusal to try new things
Less active in school or sports
Change in eating habits

4. Building a Healthy Body Image
Avoid media influences!!!
Engage in physical activity
Maintain a healthy, nutritional diet
Use “I” statements

5. “I” Statement
An “I” statement- tells someone how you feel by using a statement that begins with the word I instead of You.
Example: I appreciate your opinion, but I think my hair looks fine.
Example: I like what I am wearing today and I am comfortable with how I look.

6. Eating Disorder
Eating Disorder- Is a disease in which a person has an unhealthy concern with his or her body weight and shape.
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder are examples of eating disorders.

7. Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa- An eating disorder that includes self-starvation, an unhealthy body image and extreme weight loss.

8. Physical Affects: Anorexia

9. Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa- An eating disorder in which a person eats a large amount of food and then tries to rid their body of the food.
“Binge and Purge”-
Bingeing- eating large amounts of food at one time
Purging- the act of ridding the body of food.

10. Physical Affects: Bulimia

11. Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder- Is an eating disorder in which a person has difficulty controlling how much he or she eats but does not purge.

12. Obesity
Obesity- A condition in which a person has a large amount of body fat.

13. http://www.obesityinamerica.org Facts/Stats
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
Approximately 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million are obese and 9 million are extremely obese
Currently, an estimated 65.2 percent of U.S. adults, age 20 years and older, and 15 percent of children and adolescents are overweight and 30.5 percent are obese.
An estimated 400,000 deaths per year may be attributable to poor diet and low physical activity

14. Fad Diets
Fad Diet- Eating plans that promise quick weight loss with little effort.
Examples: Atkins Diet, South Beach, Nutrisystem.
These fad diets often require you to buy special products, such as pills and shakes and don’t always provide the good sources of essential nutrients needed in your diet.

15. Overexercising
Overexercising- When an individual exercises harder and for a longer period of time than is healthy.
Risks of overexercising: injury, frequently have feelings of fatigue.

16. Use of Laxatives and Diuretics
Laxatives- drugs that cause a person to have bowel movements.
Diuretics- drugs that cause a person to urinate.

17. Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index- A calculation that can help you find your healthy weight range.
Healthy Weight: Assessing Your Weight: Body Mass Index (BMI) | DNPAO | CDC

18. What affects your weight?
Teens go through rapid growth spurts, which can cause a natural, healthy weight gain.
Hormonal changes
Types of food you eat
Your level of physical activity

19. Healthy Eating Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables every day.
Drink water or natural fruit juice instead of soda (low sugar drinks).
Lean meat, chicken or fish
Limit the amount of fried foods you eat.
Limit your sweets ( candy, cookies, cakes)
Try to avoid unhealthy fast foods (McDonalds, Burger King)

20. Keeping a Healthy Weight
Healthy Diet
Regular Physical Activity
Balancing the food you eat with physical activity will help you stay in your healthy weight range.