EATING DISORDERS,WEIGHT CONTROL

&METABOLISM

WHY DO WE EAT?

OFTEN A RESULT OF OUTSIDE STIMULATION

SENSES TRIGGER DESIRE FOR FOOD SMELL SIGHT TASTE

HELPFUL HINT: TO MAINTAIN GOOD WEIGHT YOU MUST

IDENTIFY YOUR REASONS FOR EATING

PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS

APPETITE DESIRE, RATHER THAN A NEED, FOR FOOD

APPETITE IS A LEARNED RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL INFLUENCESEXAMPLES: FAMILY CUSTOMS (HOLIDAYS) VACATIONS TO BE SOCIALBLE BOREDOM LONELINESS / DEPRESSION

PHYSICAL REASONS

HUNGER BODY’S PHYSICAL NEEDS FOR FOOD NATURAL PHYSICAL DRIVE THAT PROTECTS

YOU FROM STARVATION

HUNGER IS RELATED TO INTERNAL SENSATIONS STOMACH IS EMPTY = WALLS CONTRACT =

STIMULATING NERVE ENDINGS

METABOLISM

METABOLISM THE MEANS BY WHICH YOUR BODY RELEASES

THE ENERGY IN FOOD AND USES IT TO BUILD AND REPAIR BODY TISSUES

ANOTHER STEP IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

WEIGHT CONTROL

BALANCE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY EXPENDED DURING ACTIVITIES WITH THE AMOUNT OF FOOD & CALORIES YOU TAKE IN WEIGHT – CALORIE CONNECTION

EATING ONLY WHAT IS NECESSARY IS KEY TO WEIGHT CONTROL

3,500 CALORIES = 1 POUND OF BODY FAT

WEIGHT CONTOL

OVERWEIGHT MORE THAN 10% OVER RECOMMENDED

WEIGHT

OBESITY CONDITION OF BEING AT LEAST 20% OVER THE

HIGHTEST RECOMMENDED WEIGHT

UNDERWEIGHT THE STATE OF BEING 10% UNDER ONE’S

LOWEST RECOMMENDED WEIGHT

WEIGHT CONTROL

EAT MORE CALORIES THAN NEEDED = STORED AS FAT

OBESITY & OVERWEIGHT IS CAUSED BY OVEREATING

MAJOR CAUSES: HEREDITY LACK OF ADEQUATE EXERCISE OVEREATING (RARE) IMPROPER THYROID GLAND

HEALTH ISSUES & WEIGHT

HEALTH PROBLEMS: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOME CANCERS HEART DISEASE FORMS OF DIABETES BREATHING DIFFICULTIES (ASTHMA) SURGERY PROBLEMS (DURING & AFTER) HARD TO FIGHT OFF ILLNESSES

14% OF TEENS ARE OVERWEIGHT

FAD DIETS

FAD DIET WEIGHT-LOSS PLANS THAT ARE POPULAR FOR ONLY

A SHORT TIME PERIOD

APPEALING

PROMISE QUICK AND EASY WEIGHT LOSS

NUTRITIONALLY UNBALANCED

OFTEN ELIMINATE FOOD GROUPS

HARD TO STICK TO – LIMIT FOOD VARIETY

COSTLY FOR PRODUCTS

WHEN YOU STOP = WEIGHT COMES BACK

GAINING / LOSING WEIGHT WISELY

LOSING WEIGHT WISELY DAILY EXERCISE WELL BALANCED, LOW IN FAT DIET

GAINING WEIGHT WISELY INCREASE SERVING OF HIGH CALORIC FOODS SNACK ON FOODS WITH NUTRIENTS &

CALORIES EXTRA SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY

EATING DISORDERS

EMOTIONAL AND NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS

CONCERN ABOUT WEIGHT AND EFFORTS TO LOSE WEIGHT BECOMES OUT OF CONTROL

EATING DISORDER AN EXTREME, HARMFUL EATING BEHAVIOR

THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS/DEATH

EXACT CAUSE IS UNKOWN

EATING DISORDERS

STATISTICS 90% WITH DISORDERS ARE FEMALE 1% OF FEMALES (AGES 16-18) HAVE ILLNESS

MOST COMMON: OBESITY (BINGE EATING) ANOREXIA NERVOSA BULIMIA NERVOSA

EATING DISORDERS(BINGE EATING / OBESITY)

CAUSED BY COMPULSIVE OVEREATING COMSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD NO PURGING

USE FOOD AS COPING MECHANISMPROFESSIONAL TREATMENT REQUIREDCONSEQUENCES UNHEALTHFUL WEIGHT GAINS GALLBLADDER PROBLEMS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH CHOLESTEROL CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER

EATING DISORDERS(ANOREXIA NERVOSA)

CHARACTERIZED BY: CONSTANT DIETING, SEVERE WEIGHT LOSS & THE

ILLUSION OF BEING OVERWEIGHT RESULTS IN SELF-IMPOSED STARVATION

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER WITH EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ISSUESCLINIC OR HOSPITAL STAY = TREATMENTDEVELOPS MOST OFTEN IN TEENS / YOUNG ADULTS 90% FEMALES

1 OUT OF 250 (AGES 12-18) SHOW SIGNS OF THE DISEASE

EATING DISORDERS(ANOREXIA NERVOSA)

WARNING SIGNS: LOW CALORIC INTAKE UNNATURAL INTEREST IN FOOD DRY SKIN & BRITTLE HAIR BULKY CLOTHING LOSS OF BODY FAT DISTORTED BODY IMAGE OBSESSION WITH EXERCISE EXCUSES MADE DURING MEALS SHIFTING FOOD ON PLATE DEHYDRATION / FAINTING DENIAL OF EATING PROBLEM

EATING DISORDERS(ANOREXIA NERVOSA)

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES: MALNUTRITION / STARVATION DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BODY FAT LOSS OF MENSTRUAL PERIOD (FEMALE) LOSS OF BONE DENSITY LOW BODY TEMPERATURE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN ORGAN SIZE SLOWED METABOLISM SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS

EATING DISORDERS(BULIMIA NERVOSA)

CHARACTERIZED BY: EATING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOOD AND THEN

PURGING/BINGES THE BODY OF THE FOOD VOMITING LAXATIVES

CAN ALSO BE ANOREXICTEND TO GAIN WEIGHT EASILYLIVE WITH CONSTANT FEAR OF BECOMING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESEEXACT CAUSE UNKOWNPROFESSIONAL TREATMENT REQUIRED

EATING DISORDERS(BULIMIA NERVOSA)

WARNING SIGNS: DISTORTED BODY IMAGE UNNATURAL IMAGE IN FOOD OPEN SORES IN MOUTH TOOTH DECAY (DUE TO ACIDS) TEETH MARKS ON FINGERS

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PERSON’S MENTAL STATE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS / PROBLEMS CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS SOCIETAL PRESSURES SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES

EATING DISORDERS(BULIMIA NERVOSA)

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES: DEHYDRATION KIDNEY DAMAGE IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT DESTROYS TOOTH ENAMAL DAMAGE TO STOMACH TISSUES, ESOPHAGUS,

AND MOUTH DISRUPTS NORMAL DIGESTION PROCESS NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES CHANGE COMPOSITION OF BLOOD

COMMON ISSUES AMONG THE EATING DISORDERS

CHARACTERISTICS: TROUBLE FEELING GOOD ABOUT

THEMSELVES INTENSE FEAR OF BEING FAT INSECURITY STRIVE FOR PERFECTION

ALL NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL