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Body
Mass
Index
(BMI):
A measure
of an
adult’s
weight in
relation to
his or her
height
utritionJoe
• Primary Factor- Genetics
• Mechanisms of Fat Storage
• Balance Between Energy Intake and
Energy Expenditure
• Individual’s Lifestyle
• Eating Habits and Exercise
• Psychological, Cultural, and
Socioeconomic Influences
• Studies Have Not Proven- Obese
Person Consumes More Food Than
Those Normal/Healthy Weight
• Our Eating Habit as Americans Play the
Large Role for the Increment of Fat in
the Body
• Individual Need to Make a Lifestyle
Change to Try to Avoid Becoming
Obese
• Mental Health
• Physical Health
• Emotional Health
• Understanding the Health Risks
• Understanding BMI and its use to
measure and monitor overweight
and obesity
• Adopting or Maintaining Sound Principles
of Weight Maintenance
• Achieving or maintaining a healthy weight,
which includes healthy eating, regular
physical activity, and behavioral strategies
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• Interaction of genetic (inherited) and
environmental (social and cultural)
factors
• Modest amounts of weight loss can
reduce the severity of illness associated
with excessive body fat
• Medical, pharmacological and surgical
interventions treatment options
• Set reasonable weight goals
Campaigning
• Education in Schools/Work
• Creating awareness groups
Health Programs
• Work/School activities
• Gym/Club Discounts
Insurance Companies
• Stop barring Obese patients
from health plans
• Create a new program for
assistance with medications/
surgery