1. Chapter 8
Eating Responsibly

2. Lesson 1
Nutrition and Your Life

3. Nutrition
The study of nutrients and how the body uses them

4. Overweight
Excess body fat

5. Obesity
20 percent above your recommended weight range

6. Nutrients
Substances in food that your body needs

7. Digestion
Process of breaking down food into a form your body can use.

8. Diet Pattern of eating that includes What a person eats
How much a person eats
How often a person eats

9. Factors that influence food choices
Peer pressure
Foods common in your culture
Convenience
Costs
Personal taste
Family traditions
Religious traditions
Availability

10. Lesson 2
Nutrients You Need

11. Kinds of Nutrients 1-those that provide energy
Proteins, carbohydrates and fats
2-Those that make your body run smoothly
Vitamins, minerals and water
3-Water helps
transport nutrients
lubricates your joints
Regulates body temperature

12. Calories
The amount of energy your body gets from a food that is measured in units

13. Metabolism
The process of converting the energy in food into energy your body can use

14. Carbohydrates
Sugars and starches that occur naturally in foods, mainly in plants
Simple carbohydrates
Molecules that are separate
Fruit, vegetables, milk
Complex carbohydrates
Molecules that form long chains
Grains, rice, pasta, dried beans, potatoes

15. Fats Provides energy Helps the body store vitamins
Stores vitamins, A,D,E,K
Saturated fats

16. Proteins Repair, build, and maintain cells and tissues
Beef, pork, veal, fish, poultry, eggs and most dairy products
Beans, nuts, and tofu are vegetable sources of protein

17. Vitamins
Substances that help your body fight infections and other jobs
Water soluble- dissolves in water
C and B. Lack of C can cause scurvy
Fat soluble- stored in the body’s fat
A D E K
Lack of A could cause night blindness

18. Minerals Elements that are essential for good health.
Calcium and phosphorus keep bones
and muscles strong
Sodium and potassium regulate blood pressure
With the lack of zinc, you may develop coarse, brittle hair
Lack of iodine affects growth and causes
the thyroid to swell.

19. Water Carries nutrients and wastes throughout your body
Regulates body temperature
Blood circulation
Fills spaces between cells
Keeps joints moving smoothly

20. Lesson 3
Making Healthy Choices

21. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Are a set of suggestions developed by nutrition scientists and public health agencies to help with healthy habits

22. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
1 Choose healthy nutritious food
More grains, fruits, vegetables
2 Stay fit
Have daily activity and stay at healthy weights
3 Limit substances that increase disease risk
Foods that are low in saturated fat, trans fats, sugar, salt, and cholesterol

23. My pyramid food guidance system
A system designed to help Americans make healthful food choices

24. Nutrition Facts Label
Facts that are found on the outside of packages of food and helps you make good food choices

25. Serving size
Is the standard amount of food that allows different foods to be compared with one another

26. Portion
Is the amount of food that a person wants to eat

27. Lesson 4
Body Image

28. Body Image
Is how you feel about and see your body

29. Self-Esteem
How much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.

30. Influences on the body image
1-Family and friends
2-Teachers and coaches
3-The media

31. Positive self-talk
Is a way of encouraging yourself by saying positive statements to yourself

32. Lesson 5
Eating Disorders

33. Overexercising
Exercising too much to lose weight but can be harmful to your health

34. Eating Disorders
A disease that involves an unhealthy concern with one’s body weight and shape

35. Anorexia Nervosa
Self-starvation

36. Signs and Symptoms Dry and dull hair and hair loss Dry skin
Brittle nails
Large weight loss over a short period of time.
Abdominal pain
Growth of fine body hair
Feels cold all the time
Feels faint or light headed

37. Bulimia Nervosa
When a person eats large amounts of food then tries to remove the food from their body

38. Signs and symptoms Spends a lot of time thinking about food Steal food
Take trips to the bathroom immediately after eating
Throw up after eating
Hide food in strange places
Exercise excessively

39. Binging
Eating large amounts of food in a short period of time.

40. Purging Attempts to get rid of food. Vomit Laxitives Diuretic
Overexercising

41. Binge Eating Disorder
A person who cannot control how much they eat. They do not try to purge themselves.

42. Signs of eating Disorders
1- Dieting
2-Pretending to eat
3-Hiding or throwing away food
4-Exercising for long periods of time
5-Constantly talking or worrying about food
6-Wearing baggy clothes
7-Always complaining about how he or she looks

43. Getting help Find an adult that you trust
Find a time when you can speak to the person privately
Sit down and tell the person your concerns clearly

44. Lesson 6
A healthy body, a Healthy weight

45. Healthy weight range
Is an estimate of how much you should weigh depending on your height and body frame

46. BMI
Body mass index is a calculation that can help you determine your healthy weight range

47. Fad Diets
Promises you quick weight loss with little effort

48. Chapter 8
Eating Responsibly