e

Body

Mass

Index

(BMI):

A measure

of an

adult’s

weight in

relation to

his or her

height

utritionJoe

• Primary Factor- Genetics

• Mechanisms of Fat Storage

• Balance Between Energy Intake and

Energy Expenditure

• Individual’s Lifestyle

• Eating Habits and Exercise

• Psychological, Cultural, and

Socioeconomic Influences

• Studies Have Not Proven- Obese

Person Consumes More Food Than

Those Normal/Healthy Weight

• Our Eating Habit as Americans Play the

Large Role for the Increment of Fat in

the Body

• Individual Need to Make a Lifestyle

Change to Try to Avoid Becoming

Obese

• Mental Health

• Physical Health

• Emotional Health

• Understanding the Health Risks

• Understanding BMI and its use to

measure and monitor overweight

and obesity

• Adopting or Maintaining Sound Principles

of Weight Maintenance

• Achieving or maintaining a healthy weight,

which includes healthy eating, regular

physical activity, and behavioral strategies

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• Interaction of genetic (inherited) and

environmental (social and cultural)

factors

• Modest amounts of weight loss can

reduce the severity of illness associated

with excessive body fat

• Medical, pharmacological and surgical

interventions treatment options

• Set reasonable weight goals

Campaigning

• Education in Schools/Work

• Creating awareness groups

Health Programs

• Work/School activities

• Gym/Club Discounts

Insurance Companies

• Stop barring Obese patients

from health plans

• Create a new program for

assistance with medications/

surgery