Principles of Personal Health

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Principles of Personal Health
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Chapter 11

• Weight Management

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• Basic Components

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Body Composition

• Makeup of the body
• Essential
• Men ? 3
• Women ? 12
• Nonessential fat

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Overweight

• Body weight that falls above the recommended
  range for their gender, age, and height.

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Obesity

• A condition of having excess body fat above 25
  for men and 33 for women

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Energy Balance

• Positive caloric balance
• Negative caloric balance
• Isocaloric balance

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Health Risk of Excess Body Fat

• 2 x mortality rate
• 3 x likely to develop diabetes
• Increased cholesterol

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Can one be too lean???

• Yes

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Amenorrhea

• The absence of menstruation usually accompanied
  by the loss of bone mass

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Assessing Body Composition

• Hydrostatic weighing
• Skinfold calipers
• Electrical impedance
• Height weight charts

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Fat Distribution

• Where fat is distributed is an indicator of risk
  for disease
• Waist measurement
• Waist to hip ratio

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Basal Metabolic Rate

• Resting metabolism - The energy required to
  maintain vital body functions while in a resting
  state

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Approaches to Overcoming a Weight Problem

• Doing it yourself
• Diet books
• Dietary supplements
• Nonprescription aids
• Programs commercial/medical

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Eating Disorders

• Anorexia
• Starvation
• Bulimia
• Binge-purge cycle

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Assignment

• Read Chapter 12
• Assignment
• Bring article associated with chapter 13 on
  Wednesday
• Test on Tuesday CH 7 10