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 – 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. 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 = 60 60 + 3 = 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. Eating Disorders Extreme, harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or death – Exact causes are unknown – Mental disorder Anorexia – disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self imposed starvation Bulimia – disorder in which some form of purging or clearing the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating Binge Eating – A disorder characterized by compulsive overeating – Do not purge themselves

13. 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

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

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