The document discusses several topics related to health, nutrition, and physical activity: 1) Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the US each year. It discusses the rising rates of obesity in America and some of the health consequences like heart disease and cancer. 2) It discusses eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder - defining their diagnostic criteria and typical symptoms. 3) It covers the topic of sleep deprivation and its link to obesity, discussing how lack of sleep disrupts hormones related to appetite and fullness in ways that make weight loss more difficult.

1. CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1) What is the 2nd leading cause of preventable death in the US each year? 2) What are health consequences of obesity (Not the ones in the box. Look at the paragraph that starts: The American Heart Association...)? 3) What is yo-yo dieting & why is it bad? 4) Explain the following eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder. 5) What is the connection between sleep deprivation and obesity & overweight?

2. “ STUDY: EATING MORE FIBER COULD MEAN LONGER LIFE” POSTED ON BLOG: FRIDAY 2/18

3. 1) WHY CAN FIBER LOWER CANCER RISK AMONG MEN BUT NOT WOMEN? -MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM CANCERS RELATED TO DIET. 2) WHAT IS THE DAILY RECOMMENDATION OF FIBER INTAKE FOR MEN & WOMEN? -MEN: 38 GRAMS -WOMEN: 25 GRAMS 3) THE STUDY FOUND EVIDENCE FOR FIBER’S BENEFITS ARE STRONGEST IN COMBATING WHAT 2 DISEASES? -DIABETES & HEART DISEASE. 4) QUITE SIMPLY, HOW CAN HIGH-FIBER DIETS PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS? -MAKING PEOPLE FEEL FULL. 5) WHAT IS A SIMPLE WAY TO INCREASE FIBER INTAKE FROM GRAINS? -SUBSTITUTING WHOLE WHEAT BREAD FOR WHITE BREAD.

4. ” INACTIVITY HIGHEST IN SOUTHERN, APPALACHIAN STATES” POSTED ON BLOG: WEDNESDAY 2/16

5. 1) STATES IN WHICH PART OF THE COUNTRY HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF INACTIVITY? -SOUTHERN & APPALACHIAN. 2) FOUR OF THE FIVE LEAST ACTIVE COUNTIES IN THE US ARE IN WHAT STATE? -KENTUCKY. 3) FOUR OF THE FIVE MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES ARE IN WHAT STATE? -COLORADO. 4) PHYSICAL INACTIVITY IS A RISK FACTOR FOR DEVELOPING WHAT 2 HEALTH CONSEQUENCES? A) TYPE 2 DIABETES. B) OBESITY. 5) WHAT SUGGESTIONS DOES THE ARTICLE OFFER TO HELP INDIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES REV UP PHYSICAL ACTIVITY? -MAKE IT EASIER TO DO ROUTINE EXERCISE AS PART OF OUR DAY?

6. WHAT IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR? EXCESSIVE BODY WEIGHT COMBINED WITH PHYSICAL INACTIVITY = OBESITY

7. -OBESITY & UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS ARE THE MOST CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY -BEFORE 1990: NOT 1 STATE REPORTED AN OBESITY RATE ABOVE 15% OF STATE’S TOTAL POPULATION (ADULTS & CHILDREN) -BY 2004: ALL STATES REPORTED A RATE ABOVE 15% -TODAY: 30 MILLION AMERICANS ARE OBESE 21% OF MEN & 27% OF WOMEN ARE OBESE

8. FITNESS ILLUSION -”MONEY BEING SPENT ON FITNESS GOES UP BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXERCISING GOES DOWN.” -PEOPLE PURCHASE FITNESS RELATED MERCHANDISE & SERVICES BELIEVING THAT MERELY OWNING THESE GOODS & SERVICES WILL MAKE THEIR BODIES FIT -2000: -MORE THAN 50% OF AMERICANS DID NOT EXERCISE -FITNESS CLUB INDUSTRY: $10.6 BILLION -50% OF NEW FITNESS CLUB MEMBERSHIPS QUIT WITHIN 6 MONTHS -TODAY: -PEOPLE SPEND $40 BILLION/YEAR ATTEMPTING TO LOSE WEIGHT

9. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY?

10. CORONARY HEARTH DISEASE OBESITY IS 1 OF 6 MAJOR RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE 2) CANCER 14% OF ALL CANCER DEATHS IN MEN & 20% IN WOMEN ARE RELATED TO OBESITY LOWER MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OBESITY IS IMPLICATED IN PSYCHOLOGICAL MALADJUSTMENT

11. OVERWEIGHT VS OBESITY WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH?

12. WHAT IS YO-YO DIETING?

13. YO-YO DIETING -CONSTANTLY LOSING & GAINING WEIGHT -IT CARRIES AS GREAT A HEALTH RISK AS BEING OVERWEIGHT & REMINING OVERWEIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHY?

14. WHAT ARE THE 2 MOST COMMON TYPES OF EATING DISORDERS? ANOREXIA NERVOSA & BULIMIA NERVOSA

15. WHAT IS ANOREXIA NERVOSA? WHAT ARE THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA?

16. WHAT IS BULIMIA NERVOSA? WHAT ARE THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR BULIMIA NERVOSA?

17. WHAT IS BINGE-EATING DISORDER? WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS OF BINGE-EATING DISORDER?

18. SLEEP DEPRIVATION & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT -SLEEP DEPRIVATION INTERFERES WITH THE BODY’S CAPABILITY TO LOSE WEIGHT. -INDIVIDUALS WHO GET LESS THAN 6 HOURS OF SLEEP PER NIGHT HAVE A HIGHER BMI (28.3) THAN THOSE WHO AVERAGE 8 HOURS PER NIGHT (24.5). -LACK OF SLEEP DISRUPTS NORMAL BODY HORMONAL BALANCES. GHRELIN: HORMONE THAT STIMULATES APPETITE. LEPTIN: HORMONE THAT LET’S BRAIN KNOW WHEN YOU ARE FULL. -SLEEP DEPRIVATION ELEVATES GHRELIN LEVELS & DECREASES LEPTIN LEVELS.