“ YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT” Are you making the right choices?

NUTRITION … is the study of HOW our BODY USES THE FOOD WE EAT to maintain health.

… is the study of HOW

our BODY USES THE

FOOD WE EAT to maintain health.

Appetite vs. HUNGER

Appetite … is the DESIRE to eat based on PLEASURES *TASTE *AROMA * TEXTURE It’s what causes us to eat beyond HUNGER!

… is the DESIRE to eat based on PLEASURES

HUNGER Is the BODY’S PHYSICAL RESPONSE to the need for FUEL.

Hunger Pains tell us when to eat .

“ DIET” A diet is a pattern of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person eats, and when a person eats.

A diet is a pattern of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person eats, and when a person eats.

Diet trends…

CARPIO’S DEFINITION OF “DIET” DIET… A quick FIX to a LONG TERM PROBLEM Diets don’t work. Not even weight watchers.

CARPIO’S DEFINITION OF “DIET”

DIET…

A quick FIX to a LONG TERM

PROBLEM

Diets don’t work.

DIET is a LIFESTYLE

DIET

is

a

LIFESTYLE

Reasons Why we EAT It (food) was there. Boredom Social (family, holiday, outing) Emotions (anger, sadness, happiness) Someone Else Nervousness Stress

It (food) was there. Boredom

Social (family, holiday, outing)

Emotions (anger, sadness, happiness)

Someone Else

Nervousness

Stress

Factors that affect food choices Personal preference Education Convenience Cost Cultural Social Religious Availability/Variety

Personal preference

Education

Convenience

Cost

Cultural

Social

Religious

Availability/Variety

BODY IMAGE is the way you FEEL about and PERCIEVE your BODY

is the way

you FEEL about

and PERCIEVE

your BODY

Eating Disorders ANOREXIA NERVOSA Self-Starvation Extreme Weight-Loss BULEMIA NERVOSA Secretive Binge & Purge BINGE EATING Binge w/o purge

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Self-Starvation

Extreme Weight-Loss

BULEMIA NERVOSA

Secretive

Binge & Purge

BINGE EATING

Binge w/o purge

Mental Distortion ONE THINKS they are FAT But in REALITY … They ARE Painfully NOT.

Mental Distortion

ONE THINKS they are FAT

But in REALITY …

They ARE

Painfully NOT.

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“ You are what you eat” Short term problems related to diet: depression mood swings fatigue

depression

“ You are what you eat” LONG term problems related to diet: obesity heart disease diabetes High blood pressure Cirrhosis of the liver Cancer Cavities Dietary deficiency

obesity

heart disease

diabetes

High blood pressure

Cirrhosis of the liver

Cancer

Cavities

Dietary deficiency

What exactly is obesity? having too much body fat it occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use factors include: genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods and not being physically active.

having too much body fat

it occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use

factors include: genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods and not being physically active.

Did you know? an estimated 66 % of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese. an estimated 17 % of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are overweight.

an estimated 66 % of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese.

an estimated 17 % of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are overweight.

Top 10 Leading Causes of Death Top 6 leading causes of death are all associated with obesity Coronary Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Chronic lower respiratory diseases Diabetes Accidents (unintentional injuries) National Center for Health Statistics

Top 6 leading causes of death are all associated with obesity

Coronary Heart Disease

Cancer

Stroke

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Diabetes

Accidents (unintentional injuries)

% of people OBESE by state

Coronary heart disease Heart Attacks Start Slow Fleeting Chest Pains Pain in arms, neck, jaw or stomach Shortness of breath Nausea

Heart Attacks

Start Slow

Fleeting Chest Pains

Pain in arms, neck, jaw or stomach

Shortness of breath

Nausea

Stroke Numbness in the face (jaw), arm or leg; especially on one side of the body Sudden confusion Slurred speech Blurry vision Loss of coordination Severe Headaches

Numbness in the face (jaw), arm or leg; especially on one side of the body

Sudden confusion

Slurred speech

Blurry vision

Loss of coordination

Severe Headaches

Diabetes 20.8 million people in the U.S. or (7%) of the population have diabetes. 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion 176,500 adolescents aged 20 years or younger have diabetes America Diabetes Association

20.8 million people in the U.S. or (7%) of the population have diabetes.

6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.

economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion

176,500 adolescents aged 20 years or younger have diabetes

Types of diabetes TYPE 1 the body's failure to produce insulin 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes. TYPE 2 (adult onset) The body’s failure to use insulin Most Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Insulin “unlocks” cells to allow glucose to enter them. Insulin “unlocks” cells to allow glucose to enter them.

TYPE 1

the body's failure to produce insulin

5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.

TYPE 2 (adult onset)

The body’s failure to use insulin

Most Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 2 diabetes.

Complications of diabetes Coronary heart disease Stroke Blindness Amputation Dental disease Kidney disease Nervous system disease

Coronary heart disease

Stroke

Blindness

Amputation

Dental disease

Kidney disease

Nervous system disease

In conclusion DIET IS A LIFESTYLE

DIET IS A

LIFESTYLE

In conclusion what you eat affects your MIND, BODY & emotions

what you eat affects

your MIND, BODY

& emotions

Yea… FOOD choice is that IMPORTANT

Yea… FOOD

choice

is that IMPORTANT

“ you are what you eat ” So eat healthy there is good in all of us

“ you are what you eat ”

So eat healthy

there is good in all of us