Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Varicose Veins, Fad Diet, Flat Feet
11 Jun 2018
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Chapter 9: Energy Balance and Healthy Body Weight
01-22-2018
Body Weight MISCONCEPTIONS
• Focus on weight : Rather than focussing on weight, focus on a healthy weight for you,
not compared to others
• Focus on controlling weight: Focus on controlling the type of weight, not the amount of
weight
• Focus on short term: focus on lifestyle choices and behaviour over time, not short
sporadic bursts of workouts or fad diets (calorie restriction DOES NOT WORK it is short
term, eat more of the right food instead of little of the wrong foods)
Risks from being underweight
• People need body fat storers for energy reserves, protection for the bones & organs,
nutrient stores, body temperature controls
Underweight individuals
o Are more likely to be the first to die in a famine/siege
Risks in Obesity
▪ Mild to moderate overweight
Increased risks for diseases
Risk of premature death
▪ Obese
Now declared a chronic disease
Major risk for CVD (HBP, HD)
▪ Other risks
High blood lipids, sleep apnea, gout, arthritis
Abdominal hernias, liver malfunction, flat feet
Varicose veins, gallbladder disease
Respiratory problems, kidney stones
Complications in pregnancy, surgery
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Document Summary
Chapter 9: energy balance and healthy body weight. Risks from being underweight: people need body fat storers for energy reserves, protection for the bones & organs, nutrient stores, body temperature controls. Underweight individuals: are more likely to be the first to die in a famine/siege. Risks in obesity: mild to moderate overweight. Major risk for cvd (hbp, hd: other risks. High blood lipids, sleep apnea, gout, arthritis. Society pressures women to be a certain size and look a certain way. Society labels those that suffer from obesity as lazy, uneducated and self indulgent, which is. There is a great amount of stigma surrounded around obesity: due to the negative impacts of society women and men who suffer from obesity may have a low self esteem. Risks of central obesity: central abdominal (visceral) fat . 1)failure to indicate how much of the weight is fat.
