Caused by an excess amount of body fat

• People are usually considered “obese” if their weight is 30% or more above their ideal weight.

2 main causes:1. Unhealthy eating habits2. Lack of physical activity

Obesity

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Health Risks:• Lower self-esteem• High blood pressure• Cancer• Diabetes• Blocked arteries

Obesity

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What are “fad diets”?• Diets that promise quick weight

loss and usually require you to eat specific types of food

Examples of fad diets:• Fit for Life (food combining diet)• Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution

(low carbohydrate diet)• Metabolife 356 (diet pills)• Slim Fast (liquid diet)

Fad Diets

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• The weight that you lose is usually water and/or lean muscle rather than body fat.

• Some of these diets can be harmful to your health.

• They sometimes do not include exercise which is important for healthy living.

• They limit your food choices and usually keep you from a balanced diet.

• These diets do not offer long-term success, and you usually gain back all the weight you lose.

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Psychological disorder that involves a person starving themselves due to an unhealthy fear of becoming obese

Warning signs:• Eating extremely small amounts of food per day• False impression of their own body image• Obsessed with exerciseHarmful effects:• Damage to the heart• Excessive weight loss• Negatively affects the immune system• Death

Eating Disorders - Anorexia

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Psychological disorder that involves a person overeating (“binging”) followed by the use of laxatives or vomiting to keep from gaining weight

People who suffer from this disorder usually have a false sense of their body image, and they are constantly striving to obtain the “perfect body.”

Harmful effects:• Tooth decay (from excessive vomiting)• Dehydration• Damage to the kidneys• Death

Eating Disorders - Bulimia

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