1. Wellness Healthy Eating and Portion Control Lesson One
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2. Breakfast is Important!
When you wake up in the morning, you haven’t eaten for 10 to 12 hours!
You need glucose (energy) for your brain to function!
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3. Food Provides Energy Calorie = measure of energy
How excess food energy is stored
Carbs Fat Protein
Glycogen Body Fat
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4. How Much Energy Do You Need?
How much energy you need depends on how much energy your body is using.
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5. Is all “Junk Food” Bad for Us?
What makes a food
healthy or junk
depends on how many
nutrients it provides relative to
how many calories it contains.
Junk food is only a problem
if it makes up a large
part of your diet.
Everything in Moderation
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6. Is Snacking Bad???
Snacking isn’t bad if done right. If can increase your nutrient intake and help you maintain a healthy weight.
Eating smaller amounts of food (with nutritional value) throughout the day vs. 3 large meals a day can actually be better for your metabolism.
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7. My Plate-New Food Guide
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8. My Plate Tips Make half your plate fruits and veggies Add lean protein
Include whole grains
Don’t forget the dairy
Avoid extra fat
Take your time when eating
Use a smaller plate
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9. This is the end of Wellness Healthy Eating and Portion Control Lesson.
STOP
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10. Eating Disorders Lesson 2
Wellness
Eating Disorders
Lesson 2
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11. Eating Disorders
Conditions that involve an unhealthy degree of concern about body weight and shape and that may lead to efforts to control weight by unhealthy means
Characteristics of Eating Disorders
Never eating enough
Dieting excessively
Eating only certain types of foods
Eating too much
Not responding to natural feelings of fullness or hunger
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12. Body Image
How you see and feel about your appearance and how comfortable you are with your body
Having a healthy body image means you accept your body’s appearance and abilities
Video on picture
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13. Anorexia
Involves self-starvation, a distorted body image, and low body weight
Signs/Symptoms
Intense fear of weight gain
Over exercising
Preferring to eat alone
Preoccupation with calories
Extreme weight loss
Loss of menstrual periods
Hair loss on head
Depression and anxiety
Weakness and exhaustion
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14. Bulimia
An individual repeatedly eats large amounts of food and then uses vomiting or using laxatives to rid the body of the food
Signs/Symptoms
Preoccupation with body weight
Bingeing with or without purging
Bloodshot eyes and sore throat
Dental problems
Irregular menstrual periods
Depression and mood swings
Feeling out of control
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15. Binge Eating Characteristics:
Eating large amounts of food in one sitting
Above-normal body
weight
Bingeing episodes are usually accompanied by feelings
of guilt, shame, and loss of control
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16. Disordered Eating Patterns
Eating behaviors that are not severe enough to be classified as a specific eating disorder
Signs/Symptoms
Weight loss (less than anorexia)
Bingeing and purging less frequently than
in Bulimia
Purging after eating small amounts of food
Deliberate dehydration for weight loss
Hiding food
Over exercising
Constant dissatisfaction with physical appearance
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17. Getting Help
Professional help from physicians, psychologists, and nutritionists is essential to manage and recover from an eating disorder
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