1. Healthy Eating Habits

2. EFFECTS OF NUTRITION ON HEALTH AND BODY MASS GOOD NUTRITION: 1. FEEL GOOD 2. LOOK GOOD 3. GROW AND BECOME STRONG 4. HELPS YOU STAY HEALTHY AND ENERGETIC 1.3

3. EFFECTS OF POOR NUTRITION ON HEALTH 1.INCREASE RISK OF HEART DISEASE 2.INCREASE RISK OF CANCER 3.INCREASE RISK OF DIABETES 4.INCREASE RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 5.INCREASE RISK OF LOW SELF ESTEEM DUE TO OVER WEIGHT OR UNDERWEIGHT 6.LACK OF ENERGY 7.DEALING WITH EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS IN A NEGATIVE WAY 1.3

4. CAUSES FOR PEOPLE BEING OVERWEIGHT GENETIC-THE BODY’S WEIGHT IS 70% INHERITED NUTRITIONAL- PEOPLE ARE EATING MORE CALORIES (MORE REFINED SUGARS AND CARBOHYDRATES) PEOPLE EAT OUT OF HABIT. SEDENTARY- LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEDICAL PROBLEMS 1.4

5. EFFECTS OF OVERWEIGHT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DIABETES MELLITUS HEART DISEASE CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER HIGH RISK OF EARLY DEATH STRAIN ON BONES, MUSCLES, AND ORGANS MORE EFFORT TO WALK AND BREATHE SOCIAL PRESSURES BECAUSE OF WEIGHT 1.4

6. CAUSES FOR BEING UNDERWEIGHT INABILITY TO USE FOOD PROPERLY STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT HEREDITY 1.4

7. EFFECTS OF BEING UNDERWEIGHT SUFFER FROM MORE INFECTIONS TIRE EASILY COLDER BODY TEMPERATURE INABILITY TO FEEL STRONG AND HEALTHY 1.4

8. FOOD RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS MALNUTRION: POOR NUTRITION OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY: NUTRIENT SHORTAGE OBESITY:20% EXCESS BODY FAT OVERWEIGHT: 10% EXCESS BODY FAT FOOD ALLERGY: ABNORMAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE TO CERTAIN FOODS BY THE BODY HIGH CHOLESTEROL HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DIABETES ANOREXIA NERVOSA: SELF STARVATION EATING DISORDER BULIMIA NERVOSA: BINGE AND PURGE EATING DISORDER 1.5

9. UNHEALTHY DIET PRACTICES FAD DIETS: POPULAR WEIGHT LOSS METHODS THAT IGNORE SOUND NUTRITION PRINCIPLES CRASH DIETS: FEWER THAN 1200 CALORIES PER DAY FASTING: REFRAIN FROM CONSUMING MOST OR ALL CALORIES DIET PILLS EATING PLANS BASED ON A SINGLE FOOD 1.5

10. Body Mass Index -A calculation involving a person’s weight and height measurements. Healthy WeightBMI 18.5-24.9 OverweightBMI 25-29.9 Obese BMI30+ UnderweightBMI under 18.5 For more information go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.htm

11. The use of BMI is assessing weight has limitations because it does not take body composition into account. One way to evaluate whether excess body weight is due to fat or muscle is though a skinfold test with the use of a caliper. A pinch test can be used by grasping a fold of skin at the back of your upper arm between your thumb and forefinger. A fold that measures more than an inch thick is a often a sign of excess fat.