Nutrition: "You Are What You Eat"
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“YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT”
Are you making the right choices?
NUTRITIONUTRITIONN
…is the study of HOW our BODY USES THE FOOD WE EAT to maintain health.
Appetite vs. HUNGER
Appetite…is the DESIRE to eat
based on PLEASURES
*TASTE *AROMA * TEXTURE
It’s what causes us to eat beyond HUNGER!
HUNGER
Is the BODY’S PHYSICAL RESPONSE to the need for FUEL.
Hunger Pains tell us when to eat.
“DIET”
A diet is a pattern of eating that includes what a person eats, how much a person eats, and when a person eats.
Diet trends…
CARPIO’S DEFINITION OF
“DIET”
DIET…DIET…
A quick FIX to a LONG TERMPROBLEM
Diets don’t work.Not even weight watchers.
DIET is a
LIFESTYLE
Reasons Reasons WhyWhy we EAT we EAT
o It (food) was there. BoredomIt (food) was there. Boredomo Social (family, holiday, outing)Social (family, holiday, outing)o Emotions (anger, sadness, Emotions (anger, sadness,
happiness)happiness)o Someone ElseSomeone Elseo NervousnessNervousnesso StressStress
Factors that affect food choices
o Personal preferencePersonal preferenceo EducationEducation
o ConvenienceConvenienceo CostCost
o CulturalCulturalo SocialSocial
o ReligiousReligiouso Availability/VarietyAvailability/Variety
BODY IMAGE
is the way is the way
you you FEELFEEL about about
and and PERCIEVE PERCIEVE
your your BODYBODY
Eating Disorders
ANOREXIA NERVOSAANOREXIA NERVOSAo Self-StarvationSelf-Starvationo Extreme Weight-Extreme Weight-
LossLoss
BULEMIA NERVOSABULEMIA NERVOSAo SecretiveSecretiveo Binge & PurgeBinge & Purge
BINGE EATINGBINGE EATINGo Binge w/o purgeBinge w/o purge
Mental Mental DistortionDistortion
ONE THINKSONE THINKS
they are they are FATFAT
But in But in REALITYREALITY……
They They ARE ARE
Painfully Painfully NOT.NOT.
Hollywood
Sicklywood
HelpMEwood
TreatMEwood
“You are what you eat”Short term problems related to
diet:depression
mood swings
fatigue
“You are what you eat”LONG term problems related to diet:
obesityobesity heart diseaseheart disease
diabetesdiabetes High blood pressureHigh blood pressure Cirrhosis of the liverCirrhosis of the liver
CancerCancer CavitiesCavities
Dietary deficiencyDietary deficiency
What exactly is obesity?
having too much body fat
it occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use
factors include: genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods and not being physically active.
Did you know?
an estimated 66 % of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese.
an estimated 17 % of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are overweight.
Top 10 Leading Causes of Death
Top 6 leading causes of death are all associated with obesity
1.1. Coronary Heart DiseaseCoronary Heart Disease2.2. CancerCancer3.3. StrokeStroke4.4. Chronic lower respiratory diseasesChronic lower respiratory diseases5.5. DiabetesDiabetes6.6. Accidents (unintentional injuries)Accidents (unintentional injuries)
National Center for Health Statistics
% of people OBESE by state
Coronary heart disease
Heart Attacks
• Start Slow• Fleeting
Chest Pains• Pain in arms,
neck, jaw or stomach
• Shortness of breath
• Nausea
Strokeo Numbness in the face (jaw), arm
or leg; especially on one side of the body
o Sudden confusiono Slurred speecho Blurry visiono Loss of coordinationo Severe Headaches
Diabetes 20.8 million people in the U.S. or
(7%) of the population have diabetes.
6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease.
economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion
176,500 adolescents aged 20 years or younger have diabetes
America Diabetes Association
Types of diabetes
TYPE 1
o the body's failure to produce insulin
o 5-10% of Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
TYPE 2 (adult onset)
o The body’s failure The body’s failure to use insulinto use insulin
o Most Americans Most Americans who are who are diagnosed with diagnosed with diabetes have diabetes have type 2 diabetes.type 2 diabetes.
Insulin “unlocks” cells to allow glucose to enter them.
Complications of diabetes
o Coronary heart diseaseCoronary heart diseaseo StrokeStrokeo BlindnessBlindnesso AmputationAmputationo Dental diseaseDental diseaseo Kidney diseaseKidney diseaseo Nervous system diseaseNervous system disease
In conclusion
DIETDIET IS A IS A
LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE
In conclusion
what what you you eateat affects affects your MIND, your MIND, BODYBODY
& emotions& emotions
Yea…Yea…FOODFOOD
choicechoice is thatis that
IMPORTANTIMPORTANT
““you areyou are what you eatwhat you eat””
So So eat eat healthyhealthy
there is good in all of usthere is good in all of us