Weight Management

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Weight Management

• FCS 2472C
• M.Burns
• Spring 1999

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Energy Balance Review

• Energy in Energy out
• Sources of energy in
• Sources of energy out
• Balancing the two leads to weight maintenance.

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Body Weight

• Consequences of underweight
• nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition
• Consequences of obesity
• heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure,
  stroke, cancer
• weight loss can lessen the effects of these
  diseases

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Theories of Obesity

• Set-point theory
• Body chooses the wt it wants to be.
• Fat cell theory
• Caused from an increased number of fat cells made
  during childhood.

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Theories of Obesity

• Fat gene theory
• Genetics link
• External cues theory
• Response to stress, boredom, depression, etc.

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Definitions of Obesity

• Body weight 20 above a desirable healthy weight.
• Excess amounts of body fat.
• BMI gt 25

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Food For Thought

• Are you at a healthy weight?

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Factors Influencing a Healthy Weight

• Age
• Gender
• Body composition
• Proportion of fat to muscle mass
• Waisthip ratio
• Fat fold measurements

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Factors Influencing a Healthy Weight

• Body mass index
• Index of wt in relation to ht
• Obesity is gt 25

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Maintaining a Healthy Weight

• Leads to weight loss programs which can lead to
  yo-yo dieting.
• Yo-yo or cycle dieting
• Cycle of losing and regaining wt.
• Gained back as?
• How much is gained back?
• Medical consequences...

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Just a Taste

• Are weight loss programs safe?