Lecture Discovering nutrition - Chapter 10a: Spotlight on obesity and weight management

After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: Factors in the development of obesity, childhood overweight, health risks of overweight and obesity, obesity is a preventable national crisis, weight management, underweight,...

Spotlight on Obesity

and Weight Management

Obesity as a Behavioral Problem

• People respond differently to different

strategies and different situations

• Obesity rates in the U.S have increased

dramatically in the past three decades

– Adults

– Children

Factors in the Development of

• Hypertrophic obesity

• Hyperplastic obesity

• Social and Environmental Factors

Health Risks of Overweight and

Obesity Is a Preventable National

Weight Management

• The Perception of Weight

– Linked to popular culture

– Standards have changed with time, with thinness increasingly valued

Weight Management

that includes

amounts of healthful foods

– Crash Diets Don’t Work

– Balancing Energy Sources: Fat

• Reducing fat can limit total calories

Weight Management

• Diet and Eating Habits

– Balancing Energy Sources: Carbohydrates

• Provide important nutrients

• But watch portion sizes and limit high-fat accompaniments

– Balancing Energy Sources: Protein

• High-protein diets typically restrict types

of foods consumed, which is true source

of any weight loss

Weight Management

• Thinking and Emotions

– Negative emotions can undermine healthy lifestyle

– Positive self-talk is encouraged

Weight Management

• Thinking and Emotions

– Stress Management

• ABC model of behavior

Weight Management

• Thinking and Emotions

– Balancing Acceptance and Change

• Self-acceptance necessary

• Self-acceptance ≠ complacency

– Professional Private Counselors

– Food and Drug Administration-Approved Weight-Loss Medications

• Diverse Causes

– Altered response to hunger and appetite

– Factors in eating disorders

– Metabolic and hereditary factors

– Psychological and emotional stress

– Addiction to alcohol and street drugs

– Bizarre diet patterns

• Weight-Gain Strategies

– Have small, frequent meals

– Drink fluids at the end of the meal

– Try high-calorie weight-gain beverages and foods

– Use timers or other cues to prompt eating

– Take a balanced vitamin/mineral

supplement