1. Body Image
Media messages can have a strong impact on a person’s body image. In your notebooks write down ways that media can affect body image. Give examples.

2. Maintaining a Healthy Weight

3. Calories Units used to measure energy Calorie Balance Energy in food
Energy your body uses for life processes and physical activity
Calorie Balance
Calories Consumed = Calories Burned
Calories Consumed < Calories Burned
Calories Consumed > Calories Burned

4. Factors that Influence Appropriate Weight Range
Age
Gender
Height
Body frame
Growth rate
Metabolic rate
Activity level

5. BMI
Body Mass Index – Ratio that allows you to assess your body size in relation to your height and weight
Charts take gender and age into account
There is no single size or shape that is normal for everyone

6. Weight (in pounds) x 703 BMI = Height (in inches)²
Calculating BMI
Weight (in pounds) x 703 BMI = Height (in inches)²

7. How Tall Are You In Inches?
4 feet = 48 inches
5 feet = 60 inches
5” 2’ = 62 inches
5” 4’ = 64 inches
5” 6’ = 66 inches
5” 8’ = 68 inches
5” 10’ = 70 inches
6 feet = 72 inches
Remember: 1 foot = 12 inches So to calculate multiply feet by 12 and then add the inches If you are 5” 3’: 5 x 12 = = 63 inches tall

8. Overweight vs. Obesity
Overweight – a condition in which a person is heavier than the standard weight range for his or her height
Obesity – having an excess amount of body fat

9. Healthy Weight Loss Strategies
Instead of 2,000 calories eat 1,700 to 1,800
Include your favorites in moderation
Eat a variety of low-calorie, nutrient dense foods
Drink plenty of water
Increase physical activity
You should only lose about a pound a week

10. Risky Diet Strategies
Fad Diets – weight loss plans that are popular only for a short period of time
Liquid diets
Fasting
Diet pills

11. Weight Cycling The repeated pattern of loss and regain of body weight
Slow steady weight loss is better and safer

12. Underweight
Underweight – a condition in which a person is less than the standard weight range for his or her height
Decreased ability to fight disease
Fatigue

13. Healthy Weight Gain Strategies
Increase your calorie intake
Eat often
Take second helpings
Eat nutritious snacks
Build muscle