1. Decisions Affecting Your Health
and Eating Disorders

2.  Learn about nutritious foods that promote
good health
 Understand the benefits of regular
exercise
 Protect the health of exterior body parts
 Understand the causes of stress
 Identify places that promote health and
wellness
 Make correct consumer choices related to
health

4.  Wellness is the state of physical, mental,
and emotional health.
 Wellness is used to describe personal
health.
 Personal health is not always about how
prone one person can be to a sickness but
rather personal healthy habits.

5.  Yourpattern of living should include certain
health practices. These include:
• Eating the correct foods
• Adopting an exercise program
• Getting enough sleep
• Protecting other aspects of your health
• Managing stress effectively

6.  MyPlate is a common tool to make sure
you’re receiving the right amount of daily
nutrition
 MyPlate is made up of foods groups. These
food groups are known as grains,
vegetables, fruits, dairy, meat, and beans.
 The recommended daily intakes are
determined by a person’s calories needs.

7.  Cholesterol is a fat-like
substance in your
blood.
 High cholesterol levels
are associated with
heart disease.
 Keep your total fat
intake between 20 to 30
calories.

8.  Many people suffer
from eating
disorders.
 Their obsession
may result in
malnutrition, serious
illness, or even
death.

9.  People who suffer from
anorexia nervosa have an
intense fear of being obese,
sometimes described as “fat
phobia.”
 When these people suffer
from this they are sickly thin
and even when they get a
pinch of skin they think that
they are still obese.

10.  Did you know that if shop
mannequins were real women,
they’d be too thin to menstruate?
 Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14.
 Today, models weigh 23% less than
average women.
 1 in 4 college women have an eating
disorder.
 Models in magazines are airbrushed.

11.  Poor Barbie, she may someday marry Ken, but
chances are, they will never have children. Based
on research done by Raider Programs, the percent
of Barbie’s body fat would be so low, she would
have ceased to menstruate – that is if she ever
started. She has been grossly underweight since
the beginning.
 If Barbie were a real person, she would be 6-7
Feet tall, weigh 100 lbs., and wear a size 4. Her
measurements would be 39”/19”/33”. A four month-
olds head measures 17 ½”. She would probably
have had to have back surgery from being so top
heavy.
 If Barbie were a real woman, she’d have to walk on
all fours due to her proportions.

17. Men suffer
from eating
disorders
also!!!

18.  Bulimia is sometimes
described as “desperate
overeating” or the “binge
purge syndrome”.
 People with bulimia go on
food binges eating large
amounts of high calorie foods
in a short period of time.
 Then they feel guilty and
purge themselves into
vomiting or taking laxatives.

19.  Compulsive Overeating
• People suffering with Compulsive Overeating have
what is characterized as an "addiction" to food, using
food and eating as a way to hide from their emotions,
to fill a void they feel inside, and to cope with daily
stresses and problems in their lives.
 Binge Eating Disorder
• The sufferer periodically goes on large binges,
consuming an unusually large quantity of food in a
short period of time (less than 2 hours) uncontrollably,
eating until they are uncomfortably full.

20.  Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an
appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g.
metal [coins, etc.], clay, coal, soil, feces, chalk,
paper, soap, mucus, ash, gum, etc.) or an
abnormal appetite for some things that may be
considered foods, such as food ingredients (e.g.
flour, raw potato, raw rice, starch, ice cubes, salt).
 In order for these actions to be considered pica,
they must persist for more than one month at an
age where eating such objects is considered
developmentally inappropriate.
 is seen in all ages, particularly in pregnant women,
small children, and those with developmental
disabilities.

22.  Refusal to eat or binge eating
 Excessive exercise
 Abnormal weight loss or a cycle of weight
gains and losses
 Vomiting with no other signs of illness
 Secretive behavior
 Depression

23.  Many people of all ages have a sedentary
lifestyle (sitting much of the time)
 Regular exercise has a big impact on how
you look and feel

24.  Get a physical exam
 Exercises that improve both respiration
and circulation
 Exercise should be done regularly
 Should consist of three parts: a warm-up
period, a workout period, and a cool-down
period.

25.  Blood pooling is the accumulation of blood
in the large muscles of the legs.
 It causes the heart and brain to be
deprived of an adequate blood supply.
 This could result in fainting.
 To avoid blood pooling do not stop
exercise abruptly.

26.  Protecting your eyesight
 Protecting your hearing
 Taking care of your teeth
 Protecting your skin

27.  Stress: is a state of
bodily or mental
tension resulting
from change.
 Some stress is
good, but too much
can be harmful.

28.  Death, serious
injury, or loss of job
can cause stress.
 Even positive
changes like getting
a promotion cause
stress.

29.  Exercise regularly
 Know your limits
 If you already have a lot of stress, avoid
any other stressful events
 If you are doing too much slow down
 Avoid taking drugs
 Relax and take some time off

30.  Trytaking deep breaths
 Progressive muscle relaxation
 Exercise

31.  Community facilities
 Health education
 Health screening – testing for diseases
 Support groups
 Computer related resources provide meal
planning, exercise and fitness programs,
and weight – loss plans
 Government and nonprofit organizations

32.  Support groups are normally made of
people with a common concern.
 These groups offer emotional help to any
who needs it.
 Support groups are often sponsored by
medical or other communication groups
and are led by knowledgeable
professionals.