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Your Body Image
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Lesson overview

• How can you reach your appropriate weight?
• How do you manage weight change?
• What are some tips for weight management?
• What are the risks of eating disorders?
• What is anorexia nervosa?

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Lesson overview

• What is bulimia?
• What is binge eating disorder?
• How can you help someone with an eating disorder?

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What is body image?

• Body imagethe way you see yourself
• Feeling good about appearance positive
  self-image
• Trying to look like someone else unhealthful
• No ideal weight or body type
• Teen years growth and change

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How do you determine your appropriate weight?

• Factors that influence appropriate weight (the
  best weight for your body)
• Gender
• Height
• Age
• Body frame (small, medium, or large)
• Growth pattern (during your teen years)

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What weight problems can a person have?

• Overweightmore than the appropriate weight for
  gender, height, age, body frame, and growth
  pattern
• Eating empty-calorie foods or overeating leads to
  weight gain.
• Weight gain is linked to sedentary lifestyle.
• Weight strains heart and lungs and increases risk
  of certain diseases.

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What weight problems can a person have? (contd)

• Underweightless than the appropriate weight for
  gender, height, age, body frame, and growth
  pattern
• Not consuming enough nutrients
• Excessive dieting and exercise
• Not enough fat to cushion bodys organs and bones
• Tired feeling due to insufficient food energy
• Little body fat as energy reserve
• Disorders such as anemia

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How do calories affect your weight?

• Calories measure energy available in food and
  energy body uses.
• Teen females 2,0002,400 calories per day
• Teen males 2,8003,200 calories per day

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How do calories affect your weight? (contd)

• A healthful eating plan is based on foods with
  high nutrient density.
• Examples of nutrient-dense foods
• Grain Group whole wheat pasta breads, rice,
  tortillas, bagels
• Fruit Group all fruits
• Vegetable Group all vegetables
• Meat and Bean Group tofu, chicken, lean beef,
  tuna, beans
• Milk Group low-fat and fat-free milk, yogurt,
  cheese

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How can you reach your appropriate weight?

• Reducing calorie intake will help with reaching
  appropriate weight.
• Smaller servings
• Broiled, baked, or steamed foods
• Herbs spices instead of oils or cream sauces
• Fewer soft drinks and more water

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How can you reach your appropriate weight?
(contd)

• Physical activity is important for healthy
  weight.
• Physical activity
• Helps heart lungs work better
• Helps strengthen firm muscles
• Burns calories helps maintain healthy weight
• Helps manage stress
• Helps you have more energy develop higher
  self-esteem

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How do you manage weight change?

• Healthful choices about weight change cannot be
  replaced by fad diets, pills, and other quick
  weight-loss procedures.
• Fasting is dangerous.
• Body wraps cause water loss, not fat loss.
• Weight may drop temporarily but returns quickly.

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How do you manage weight change?

• Other behaviors that may put health at risk
• Quick weight-loss programs
• Special products or formulas
• Losing more than ½ to 1 pound per week
• Eating too few calories each day
• Skipping meals

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What are some tips for weight management?

• Learn to eat smart and stay active for a lifetime
  
• Work with a health-care professional
• Set realistic goals
• Burn calories through fun physical activities
• Develop healthful eating habits
• Plan meals and snacks
• Watch portion sizes

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What are the risks of eating disorders?

• Eating disordersextreme and damaging eating
  behaviors that can lead to sickness or death
• Can be triggered by many factors
• Worries about weight loss that get out of control
• Obsession about food intake
• Low self-esteem
• Poor body image
• Depression

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What is anorexia nervosa?

• Anorexia nervosaself-starvation leading to
  extreme weight loss
• Physical conditions from anorexia nervosa
• Malnutrition
• Shrunken organs and bone loss
• Low body temperature and blood pressure
• Slowed metabolism
• Irregular heartbeat (may lead to cardiac arrest)

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What is Bulimia?

• Bulimiaperson eats large amounts of food and
  then tries to purge
• May force themselves to vomit
• May take laxatives to force food quickly through
  body
• Crash diets, including fasting, to make up for
  overeating

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What is bulimia? (contd)

• Bulimia damages the body.
• Stomach acids from vomiting can damage teeth and
  injure mouth and throat.
• Vomiting can cause stomach to rupture.
• Repeated use of laxatives can damage kidneys and
  liver.
• Malnutrition can occur.

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What is binge eating disorder?

• Binge eating disordercompulsive overeating
• May be the most common eating disorder
• Large amounts of food eaten at a time
• Unlike bulimia, body is not rid of food
• Food may be used to cope with depression or other
  mental/emotional problems
• Often leads to excessive weight associated
  health problems

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How can you help someone with an eating disorder?

• Professional help
• Counselor/psychologist
• Clinics
• Support groups (Overeaters Anonymous)
• School nurse
• Friends and family provide support

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How can you help someone with an eating disorder?
(contd)

• You can help.
• Encourage person to seek help.
• Tell an adult.
• Get professional help.
• Encourage person to join support group.
• Recommend a follow-up.

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Summary

• What is body image?
• How do you determine your appropriate weight?
• What weight problems can a person have?
• How do calories affect your weight?
• How can you reach your appropriate weight?
• How do you manage weight change?

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Summary (contd)

• What are some tips for weight management?
• What are the risks of eating disorders?
• What is anorexia nervosa?
• What is bulimia?
• What is binge eating disorder?
• How can you help someone with an eating disorder?

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