Obesity Prevention

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Obesity Prevention

• Weighing In
• Calories and Exercise Do Count!
• Carolyn Washburn
• Utah State University Extension
• Washington County

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Americans State

• 2 out of every 3 Americans (65) are overweight
  or obese.
• 1 out of every 6 youth are overweight.
• 400,000 Americans will die this year from obesity
  related issues.
• Obesity costs America over 117 billion dollars
  in health care a year.

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What is Obesity?

• Obesity is considered 30 pounds over weight.
• Todays children weigh 10 lbs. more than the
  children did 10 years ago.

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Obesity leads to

• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular disease
• Cancer
• Arthritis
• Pulmonary issues

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What leads to Obesity?

• Most Americans exceed their daily calories
  without getting the needed nutrients.
• Portion size
• Added caloric beverages
• Low fiber foods
• Decreased water consumption
• Decreased milk products
• We are less active.

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Why has this happened?

• Increased variety and availability of foods.
• Good taste of foods.
• Convenient foods.
• Marketing to Americans.
• Americans like a good deal-portions or buy one
  get one free.
• Family supervision.

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Utahs State

• 40-44 reported eating fruits and vegetables 1-2
  times a day.
• 20 obesity rate (1 out of 7) for youth.
• Lowest rate of obesity in nation.

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Factors

• Time is a constraint.
• Obesity and income do relate.
• Large consumption of sugars and fats.
• Taste, Americans want food that tastes good!
• Instant gratification.
• Eating out, we consume 20 more food.

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Added Sugars

• 35 in Soft Drinks
• 13 in Cookies
• 16 in Candies
• 10 in Cereals
• 9 in Dairy products

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Start Prevention

• Encourage families to eat together.
• Encourage 5 9 a day!
• Encourage more whole wheat foods.
• Encourage reduced sugars, carbs and fats.
• Promote portion sizes.
• Encourage dairy products.
• Encourage increased exercise.
• Encourage Americans to be on the move!

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Know the Portion Size

• Help America to begin eating smaller portion
  sizes-know what a portion size actually is.
• Use smaller plates.
• Leave open space on the plates.
• Never tell the person to clean their plate.
• Eating out (1/2 of Families food is from out of
  the home) we consume 2 x as much.

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The Portion Size
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Encourage 5 - 9 A Day
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Encourage Whole Grains
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Benefits of Dairy to Weight Control
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Research

• M.B. Zemel Study
• High Calcium intake related to weight loss
• 3 or more a day dairy-Consuming of fewer calories
• D. Teegarden Research
• Body fat and insulin resistance
• Dairy products and reduced waist circumference

P.K. Newby
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Get on the Move

• Exercise
• Moderate exercisers will eat more.
• High intensity exercisers will not eat more.
• Ancestors had a rate of 31, we are currently 71
  (amount of intake to output)
• 30 minutes of exercise
• 150-200 calories

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Exercise

• 30 minutes of exercise daily.
• 60-90 minutes to keep off lost weight.
• Epidemic of Physical Inactivity and Poor
  Nutrition.
• Only 25 of Americans meet the minimal exercise
  guidelines of 30 minutes a day.

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What can we do?

• Take the stairs.
• Park at back of parking lot.
• Walk the kids to school.
• Get friends and family to walk exercise with you.
• Stretch at work.
• Use a pedometer.

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Movin To The Beat
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Lets Warm Up
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• Wave your arms
• Wiggle your behind
• Bend down and wiggle the behind

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• Climb the ladder
• Swim in the water
• Row a Canoe
• Swing the golf club

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• Ride the horse (bend knees)
• Walk up the stairs
• Twist like a washing machine
• Swing like a windmill

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• Move

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Keep on Going!
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It All Equals

• What is taken in, must equal the out put of
  energy. If not, added weight forms.
• The scales are tipping!

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• Even small changes can become economically
  positive.

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• Bug spray wont do it!
• We cant expect science
• to solve this problem.
  
  
  

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Yes, There is an Obesity Epidemic!

• These factors are all affecting the problem
• Snacking Education
• Breakfast Composition Income
• School Meals Soft Drinks
• Vending Machines Sugar Intake
• Portion Sizes Family Meals
• Fast Foods Feeding Status
• Working Moms Depression

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What Can We Encourage?We must become the change
agents!

• Target Youth-90 of all children in schools.
• 4-H after school physical
  activity/nutrition clubs.
• Parent education of problem.
• Advertising, Billboards for awareness,
• Signs (Take the stairs, youre making your
  heart strong).
• Lots of possibilities!
• Teach families not to eat and watch TV.
• Teach families and youth competent eating skills.

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Developing Healthy Life Skills

• Change behavior and attitude of youth in 5 days!
• Daily Project Skill
• Daily Life Skill Lesson
• Food experiences
• Daily Exercise with skill activities

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Epidemic of Physical Inactivity and Poor Nutrition
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Wiggle it Out

• Washer Agitation
• Spin Dry
• Limp all Over
• Hang it Out (stretch)

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• Information
• National Obesity Prevention Conference
• Washington D.C. 2004
• Sponsored by USDA
• Agricultural Research
• Center for Nutrition
• Cooperative Extension
• Economic Research
• Food and Nutrition Services
• Food and Drug Administration
• National Institute of Health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Dairy Council