KSPE 7140

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KSPE 7140

• Body Weight and Body Composition Achieving a
  Healthy Balance

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Overweight and Obesity

• Overweight is body weight that exceeds the
  recommended guidelines for good health
• Obesity is body weight that greatly exceeds the
  recommended guidelines
• The CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention) determined that no gender, ethnic
  group, or educational level is spared from this
  problem of obesity
• Overweight and Obesity are associated with
  serious health problems

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What is Healthy Body Weight?

• There is no ideal body weight for each person
  instead there are considered ranges for healthy
  body weight
• A healthy body weight is defined as
• Weight within an acceptable range on a
  height/weight table or acceptable Body Mass Index
  scale
• Fat distribution that is not a risk factor for
  illnesses
• Absence of any medical conditions that would
  suggest weight loss

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Methods of Determining Healthy Body Weight/Body
Fat

• Height Weight Tables
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Body Fat Distribution (Waist to hip ratios)
• Body Fat Percentage
• Skinfold tests
• Immersionunder water
• Electroimpedence

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Factors that Influence Your Weight

• Genetics
• Gender
• Age
• Eating out
• Food Choices
• Portion control

• Lifestyle
• TV
• Computer
• Automobile
• Stress Response
• Physiological responses to dieting

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How to Maintain Weight Control?

• Energy balance the relationship between the
  calories you take in and the calories you expend
• If you use up more calories through movement and
  metabolism, a negative balance results
• Taking in extra calories will result in the
  formation of body fat as energy storage

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Do Quick Fixes Work?

• The diet industry has effectively catered to
  people who are looking for fast weight loss
• The diet industry takes in about 40 billion a
  year
• The concept of fad diets has been around for
  decades, promising quick weight loss with minimal
  effort
• Many dietitians and physicians are critical of
  fad diets and encourage more balanced options and
  self-monitoring concepts

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Quick Weight Loss Methods

• Weight management organizations
• Medically supervised fasting
• Surgical Options
• Gastric restriction
• Gastric bypass
• Gastric banding
• Over the counter drugs
• Dietary supplements
• Prescription drugs
• Appetite suppressants
• Thermogenic drugs
• Fat blocking drugs

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The Size Acceptance, Nondiet Movement

• Started in response to the frustration felt by
  many people attempting to lose weight
• Seeks to decrease negative body image to
  encourage self-acceptance and healthy eating
  patterns
• Focus is on how people who are large can be
  healthy
• Based on six basic tenets

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Action Plan for Healthy Body Weight
Consists of six key components

• 1. A goal of overall health improvement through
  targeted areas
• 2. A goal of 60 minutes of moderate-intensity
  physical activity, 5 times per week
• 3. A diet emphasizing fruits and vegetables
• 4. Inclusion of peer support groups
• 5. Self-acceptance of body size
• 6. Follow up evaluation by a healthcare
  professional