Michigan Model Lesson 4- Nutrition

Unhealthy and Unsafe

• Smoking

• Laxatives

• Diet pills

• Fasting

• purging

Is weight the best indicator of Fitness and health?

• No, It is more important than body weight is:

• eating nutritious food

• exercise regularly

• feeling good

When a person Has too little body fat, due to dieting

• May become ill because no energy available if person can’t eat

• May have very little energy and tire easily• Not getting enough of essential nutrients• Females may irregular periods or no

period at all• EXTREME THINNESS MAY BE A

SIGNAL OF AN UNHEALTHY EATING PATTERN OR AN EATING DISORDER

Unhealthy Eating Patterns

• Anorexia

• Bulimia

• Overeating

Anorexia Nervosa

• Anorexia Nervosa – Starvation sickness

• Person is obsessed with food, weight, thinness

• Refuse to eat and denies they are hungry

• Have an intense fear of body fat and weight gain

• They are never too thin

Warning Signs of Anorexia

• Abnormal weight loss• Depression• Moodiness• Seeing self fat even when thin• Refusing to eat• Avoiding social situations where food is

involved• Exercising excessively

Bulimia Nervosa

• Eating disorder involving a person that gorges themselves then – usually on high calorie foods and then purge (vomit) or uses laxatives or diuretics

Warning Signs

• Large fluctuations in weight• Disappearing after eating• Feeling out of control when eating• Eating enormous meals without gaining weight• Feeling ashamed or depressed after eating• Dependence on diet pills• Eating secretly

Problems From Bulimia

• Dental problems from stomach acid

• Chipmunk cheeks

• Broken blood vessels in the eyes

Statistics

• Many people go back and forth between anorexia and bulimia

• 1 in 100 pre-teens and teens girls will be anorexic

• 1 in 10 will die from its affects: • Starvation, heart failure, or suicide form

depression• 5-20% will die from complications of eating

disorder

Causes of Eating Disorders

• Stresses in life

• Society’s perception of body image

Eating Disorder More Common In Women Than Men

• Media portrays perfect body image more for women than men

• Males are not immune

Why People Overeat

• Enjoy social atmosphere that involves food

• Take minds off other issues

• Soothe unpleasant emotions

• Habit of eating large portions or eat often

What To Do

• Talk to person about your concern

• Ask for help form family, friends

• Talk to counselor or health professional

Warning Signs of Unhealthy eating Patterns

• See Transperancy