OBESITY
WHAT IS OBESITY? IS TO BE 20 % OVERWEIGHT.
THERE ARE FOUR FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OBESITY:
1) HEREDITY: GENES FROM PARENTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL SOMEONE WHO IS OBESE, WILL EAT WHEN UNHAPPY.
SOCIAL/ ECONOMICAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PARTIES, CELEBRATIONS, RELIGIOUS, WORK RELATED.
LIFESTYLE OVEREATING, HIGH CALORIE SNACKS, LACK OF EXERCISE.
WHAT IS BMI????
WHAT IS BMI? Please look at page 129. BMI OR BODY MASS INDEX IS THE PERCENTAGE OF FAT TISSUE AND LEAN TISSUE IN YOUR BODY.
Derek jeter 6 foot 3inches 200 pounds
26.1 % His BODY MASS INDEX: Is Derek obese??? This is why BMI Is a strange method.
VEGATARIAN- PERSON WHO DOESN’T INCLUDE MEAT IN THEIR DIET.
VEGAN- SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T INCLUDE MEAT AND ANIMAL BY PRODUCTS IN THEIR DIET.