This document discusses the obesity epidemic in the United States and the role of menu labeling in consumer food choices. It provides examples showing that meals from sit-down restaurants often contain more calories than fast food. Studies found that posting calorie information on menus led consumers to reduce calorie intake by over 100 calories. The document also outlines sample healthy and unhealthy daily menus, and proposes a 3-phase exercise program for weight loss that progresses from walking to strength training.

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By: Gina Girimont
Stephanie Poisgrove
Haley Huber
Jake Walraven
Kourtnie Ashford
Camren Watson

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Introduction Video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyGkcUhr7mc

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About the Video
 Food from sit-down restaurants actually have MORE
calories than fast food restaurants.
 T.G.I. Friday’s sampler contained 2330 calories.
 Pecan-Crusted Chicken Salad from Fridays had
1110 calories.
 Quarter pounder from McDonalds had 410 calories.

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Theory of Menu-Labeling
 “If consumers see the calorie content of their
food as they are making their choices, they
may alter their purchasing patterns and, in
response, manufacturers may alter their
menus to offer healthier choices.”
-Harvard Journal on Legislation
After a few studies, it showed that having
calorie postings on menus reduced the
consumers calorie intake by just over 100
calories.

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The Obesity Epidemic
 68% of American adults are overweight.
 32% of adult males are obese.
 35% of adult women are obese.
 Approximately 17% of children aged 2-19 are obese.
 Almost 32% of them are overweight.
 Approximately 280,000 deaths per year are from obesity.
 Menu-labeling alone will not solve the obesity epidemic but it
may reduce the obesity levels.

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Calorie Postings in Starbucks
Chain Restaurants
 A Starbucks In New York City where the calories were posted was
compared to two different Starbucks in Boston and Philadelphia
where the calories were not posted.
 In New York City calories were dropping 6 percent per transaction.
 They found that these were long lasting effects and customers
were continuing the trend in other Starbucks restaurants outside of
the city where the calories were not posted and available to them.
 The study proved that calorie postings had more of an effect on
the costumers menu choices rather than a direct effect to rising
obesity rate in the U.S

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How Fast Food Contributes to
Obesity Among Office Workers
 Contributions to the worker’s poor nutrition is associated with the
increasing hours that they work.
 Since office workers seem to not have the time to make their own
healthy meals at home they resort to eating fast food because of
its availability.
 In addition to the fast and easy accessibility, the portion sizes are
also a contributing factor to the cause of obesity.
 Fast food contains high sodium and fat intake. High sodium intake
is the number one cause to high blood pressure, and high calorie
and fat intake is a leading cause to obesity. Just from consuming
medium portions of fast food two to three times a week associates
a person with obesity and high blood pressure.

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Break Away From the
Obesity Epidemic
Controlling calorie intake and choosing a diet
that is rich in high fiber, whole grains, fruits and
vegetables will reduce chances in heart disease.
By altering their lifestyle choices and eating
adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables
along with reduced alcohol consumption and not
smoking increases life expectancy. In order to
reduce chances of obesity we have alter our
lifestyles.

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Unhealthy Menu: Day 1
 Breakfast: McDonalds oatmeal and orange juice
 Calories: 460
 Lunch: 2 double cheese burgers, a large fry, and coke from McDonalds
 Calories: 1,365
 Dinner: Red Lobster salmon with french fries, raspberry lemonade
 Calories: 730
 Snack:
 3 chocolate cookies from McDonalds
 Calories: 840
 Cheese sticks
 Calories: 710

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Unhealthy Menu: Day 2
 Breakfast: IHOP scrambled eggs and 2 cups of coffee(black)
 Calories: 1,080
 Lunch: Subway 12 inch turkey sandwich on white bread with extra
American cheese, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomato, onions, and a Pepsi
 Calories: 1,435
 Dinner: 12 traditional buffalo wild wings with mild sauce and a
Pepsi
 Calories: 1,539
 Snack:
 Doritos cool ranch chips
 Calories: 150
 2 chocolate chip cookies
 Calories: 420

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Unhealthy Menu: Day 3
 Breakfast: 2 bowls of Coca Puffs with whole milk Denny's
 Calories: 240
 Lunch: Tubbys steak and cheese 12 inch with lettuce and a
diet Coke
 Calories: 832
 Dinner: Applebee's appetizer chesse sticks, spinach artichoke
dip, buffalo wings, and a Sprite
 Calories: 2,620
 Snack: Lays original chip from Tubbys, Applebee's tripple
chocolate meltdown
 Calories: 1,180

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 Breakfast: Oatmeal (1 cup), Banana, Orange Juice (fresh
squeezed)
 Calories: 382.8
 Lunch: ½ tuna salad sandwich (lettuce), Apple, Low- Sodium
tomato soup
 Calories: 460.1
 Dinner: 2 oz broiled salmon with butter, romaine lettuce salad,
½ cup brown rice
 Calories: 197.9
 Snacks:
 4 tablespoons Baby Carrots
 Calories: 14.6
 .75 cups cauliflower
 Calories: 18.8

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Healthy Menu: Day 2
 Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, ½ grapefruit
 Calories: 223.3
 Lunch: 3 oz. turkey salad sandwich, ½ cup asparagus
 Calories: 219.7
 Dinner: 3oz. chicken breast, ½ cup broccoli, 1 oz. whole grain
pasta
 Calories: 255.7
 Snack:
 1 cup red grapes
 Calories: 104.2
 2 celery stalks
 Calories: 12.8

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Healthy Menu: Day 3
 Breakfast: 1 cup cheerios, 1 oz. skim milk, 1 cup geek yogurt
 Calories: 210.7
 Lunch: 1 cup green peppers, 1 cup strawberries, 3oz chicken
breast
 Calories: 204.3
 Dinner: 1 cup spinach, 3oz. pork tenderloin, tomato
 Calories: 222.6
 Snack:
 Orange
 Calories: 61.6
 1 cup mushrooms
 Calories: 21.1

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Exercise Program to Combat
Obesity: Phase 1
 The best beginner exercise for
someone who is obese is simply
walking due to the fact that their bodies
are probably not used to strenuous
exercises.
Start off walking 1 mile 5 times a week
for the first 2 weeks.
Then gradually increase your distance.

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Exercise Program: Phase 2
 After your body has adjusted to
exercising, you can now add some cardio
endurance to your routine.
Cardio endurance exercises increase
your heart rate, which works the heart
muscle.
 -It can prevent heart disease and help
you live longer
 Start off running one mile for 3 days a
week for 2 weeks before moving to the
next phase of the exercise program.

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Exercise Program: Phase 3
(Final Phase)
 Strength training mixed with cardio endurance
training.
 Adding strength training is beneficial because it
helps to prevent diseases, it improves muscle mass
and bone health, and it helps to transmit fat into
muscle.
 Strength training can also boost your metabolism by
15% because more calories are required to make
and maintain muscle than fat.
 Strength training is also a great way to jump-start
your weight loss.

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Exercise Program: Final Phase
Continued..
 Day 1: Target your arms, triceps, and biceps.
 Chin-ups, dips, curls, and pushups.
 Day 2: Work out your lower body; legs.
 Squats, leg press, and lunges.
 Day 3: Target your upper body, back, and chest.
 Pull-ups, push ups, straight leg deadlifts, and bench press.
 Reps for each workout are 3x12, so make sure to pick an
appropriate weight you can manage safely.
 You will do each one of these workouts once a week.