Dieting Body Image Are you a healthy weight
Dieting & Body Image
Are you a healthy weight? How can you tell?
Body Image= How you see your body and the way you feel about it.
Eating Disorders Mental illnesses related to nutrition Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder) in the U. S
15% of women have an eating disorder. 8 million Americans have an eating disorder. About 1 million of them are men.
WHAT IS ONE OF THE TOP REASONS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE A POOR BODY IMAGE? ?
#1 Media/Social Pressures
The “Thin is In” message is not directly the CAUSE of eating disorders, but the images and people portrayed in media help to create the “IDEAL” that people learn to place a value on the size and shape of their body.
�Average US resident is exposed to about 5, 000 advertising messages a day �Estimated 60% of caucasian middle school girls read at least one fashion magazine regularly… WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO KNOW? ? �Average young adolescent watches 3 -4 hours of TV per day �A study of 4, 294 network TV commercials revealed that 1 out of every 3. 8 commercials sent some sort of “attractiveness” message
Marilyn Monroe vs. Courtney/Jennifer
*Marilyn Monroe fluctuated between sizes 14 -18. She was healthy and didn’t look fat to anybody. *The average model/TV star today is between a size 0 -4.
What is beautiful today?
*Only 2% of the population can even look like the 5’ 11”, 110 lbs. super models. So why do so many people try to look like them!? In fact, the average woman is 5’ 6”, 165 lbs. , and wears a size 12 -16!
�Today’s fashion models weigh 23% less than the average female… �Young women ages 18 -34 only have a 7% chance of being as slim as a catwalk model… �BUT 69% OF GIRLS SAID THAT MAGAZINE MODELS INFLUENCE THEIR IDEA OF THE PERFECT BODY SHAPE… IS THIS REALISTIC? ? ?
What else in the media isn’t real… �https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. Y h. Cn 0 jf 46 U
What else in the media isn’t real…
Anorexia Extreme weight loss and lack of eating. Usually involves a distorted body image
�Anorexia is the 3 rd most common chronic illness among adolescents � 95% of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25 � 50% of girls between the ages of 11 and 13 see themselves as overweight � 80% of 13 -year-olds have attempted to lose weight
Anorexia- Sign and Symptoms � Poor body image � Frequent exercise � Depression � Performing food rituals � Perfectionist behaviors � Isolating oneself � Thinning hair � Low body weight � Obsessive-compulsiveness � Inability to eat with others � Fatigue, weak muscles
A study by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reported… � 5 – 10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the disease; � 18 -20% of anorexics will be dead after 20 years � 30 – 40% ever fully recover
Stereotypes of Anorexics �Most anorexics are: ◦ Female ◦ Young �But, anorexia can occur in any group ◦ Men ◦ Older people ◦ Any race
Why does someone develop anorexia? �Anxiety/Stress �Low Self-Esteem/Unhappiness �Controlling Family Members �Family Emphasis on Physical Appearance �Mother Had Eating Disorder �Perfectionism
75 -90% of women and 10 -25% of men are dissatisfied with their body.
Warning Signs of Anorexia: �Intense fear of gaining weight �Skips meals by making up excuses �Will not eat in front of others �Wears baggy clothing �Degrades his/her body frequently �Denial of hunger �Excessive exercising
Warning Signs of Anorexia : �Hair growth on body and face �Hair loss on head �Absent or irregular menstrual periods �Perfectionist �Depressed/Lonely/Anxious/Empty/Hopeless �Moody/Irritable �Strange selections of food �Reads food labels constantly
Bulimia Purging to lose weight Purging usually means making yourself vomit, but it can also be taking laxatives to cause diarrhea or over exercising.
Bulimia Binging is when you eat tons of food, then purge Bulimia is a often more an issue of stress and emotion, not body image—they just want control over some part of their life
WHY WOULD A PERSON BINGE? To Fill a Void Inside To Hide Negative Emotions
Why would a person purge? *Because of guilt and depression of having binged.
Warning Signs of Bulimia: �Worried about body weight �Excessive food consumption �Frequent trips to the bathroom after eating �Blood shot eyes �Sore throat �Dental problems (tooth enamel wears away) �Exercises excessively �Irregular menstrual periods �Depression and/or mood swings
Disordered Eating PICA- the regular consumption of nonfood substances such as clay or laundry starch geophargia: clay or dirt eating pagophagia: ice eating amylophagia: laundry starch or cornstarch plumbism: consumption of lead containing paint chips
Nonfood substances reported to be consumed by individuals with pica: Animal droppings Baking soda Burnt matches Cigarette butts Clay Cloth Coal Coffee grounds Corn Starch Crayons Hair Leaves Mothballs Paint chips Paper Paste Pebbles String
Other Eating Disorders �Disordered eating patterns Eating behaviors that are not severe enough to be classified as a specific eating disorder �Signs and Symptoms= Weight loss, bingeing & purging, purging after eating small amounts of food, deliberate dehydration for weight loss, hiding food, overexercising, constant dissatisfaction with physical appearance
Female athlete triad - also known as female athletic triad - is a combination of three conditions: disordered eating amenorrhea osteoporosis
What to do if somebody you know has an eating disorder? �ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET SOME HELP � TELL A TRUSTED ADULT �THE AMERICAN ANOREXIA/BULIMIA ASSOCIATION 1 -800 -522 -2230
How to Lose Weight… Eat Less/Healthy & Exercise More
Dieting Safety � Do not lose more than 1 pound per week � Avoid “fad” diets � Don’t skip meals or go hungry � Talk to your doctor first! Good diets aren’t temporary—they are lifestyle changes that you can maintain forever
Should Kids Diet? � Dieting interferes with puberty � It’s normal and healthy for kids to gain fat before a growth spurt � Kids who diet have an increased risk of: ◦ Developing an eating disorder ◦ Being obese as an adult ◦ Depression If you are eating healthy and getting plenty of exercise, don’t worry about your weight until you are an adult
Fad Diets Dangerous diets that promise easy weight loss
How Can You Identify a Fad Diet? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If they are selling a product If it isn’t intended to be a lifelong diet If it says that exercise isn’t needed If it blames one food, or says one food will make you skinny If it promises “spot reduction” Beware of magazines, books, and websites 99. 99% of them are QUACKERY
Why are Fad Diets dangerous? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Lose weight too quickly Don’t get adequate nutrition Lose muscle and water, not fat Use dangerous products Result in you gaining weight once you stop the die
Examples of Fad Diets �REPORT CARD ACTIVITY With your table partner, come to the front table and select one “FAD DIET” at a time. Take the information to your table and work together to give each diet a grade. Grade the diet based on how healthy it is, the cost, time needed to prepare it, it’s accessibility, etc.
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