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Super-Sized America
Obesity
 An excessive accumulation and storage of fat in
the body.
 BMI (body mass index) of 30 or GREATER
"OBESITY." Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster, Inc. 15 Nov. 2010.
<Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/OBESITY>.
What is your BMI?
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN
OBESE ADULTS
http://www.nutritioncrashcourse.com/obesity-rates.html
United States Obesity
Rates
http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/health/inthealthTA.htm/
Obesity Trends
Effects of Obesity on the Body
 TYPE 2 DIABETES
 CORONARY HEART DISEASE
 INCREASED RISK OF CANCER AND STROKE
 GALLBLADDER DISEASE
 OSTEOARTHRITIS
 SLEEP APNEA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS
Why the Weight?
 Stress
 Lack of exercise
 Lack of sleep
 Chemicals and Toxins
 Unbalanced diet
 Portion control
Diet
Eat
Drink
Products put on our skin
Air we breathe
What are we eating?
What we SHOULD be eating
www.mypyramid.gov
WATER
What is a PORTION?
Fitness
 “The state or condition of being
physically sound and healthy, especially
as the result of exercise and proper
nutrition.”
"FITNESS." The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton
Mifflin Company. 15 Nov. 2010. <Dictionary.com
Why don’t we exercise?
1) Don’t have time
2) Gym is not convenient
3) Don’t know how to exercise
4) No energy to exercise
5) No one to exercise with
http://www.shapefit.com/top-5-excuses-not-to-exercise.html
Busy schedule cartoon
Easy steps for improved health
 Healthy breakfast
 Pack a lunch
 Drink water
 Healthy snacks
 Walk
 Take stairs
What’s in it for YOU?
What do YOU want?
 Define a SMART goal
 Create an action plan
 Accountability partner
 Get moving and feed that body!
An American Epidemic

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An American Epidemic

Editor's Notes

  1. Home of the free and land of the brave has become
  2. The home of the whopper and the land of oversized portions
  3. What is BMI? Height to weight ratio
  4. 25+ = overweight 30+= obese
  5. What are we eating?
  6. Water 7-9 glasses depending on the person
  7. Workout an hour a day--- can be split up into multiple sessions
  8. Better sleep Increased performance at work or school Quality family time Find a new activity we love Clearer skin Skinny jeans
  9. Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely