KHS 139

1. KHS 139 Week 5 Nutrition and Body Image

2. Agenda • Nutrition • Body Image • Video – Supersize Me • Gymnastics Lab – Tomorrow • Mid Term - Thursday

3. Nutrition • Proper nutrition is necessary for one to obtain an optimum level of physical performance from one’s body. • Anywhere from 30-50% of elementary school children are overweight. • Obesity a result of inactivity or eating or both. • Obesity is a roadblock to wellness. Excessive body fat makes the heart work harder and increases blood pressure.

4. In elementary children it has a detrimental effect on self image. - Children of normal weight find it easier to perform physical tasks that are a major source of recognition from peers and adults. - Overweight students are often punished more severely for mis-behavior and may even receive lower grades for work similar to their normal weight peers.

5. Factors Contributing to Poor Nutrition • Large number of children responsible for their own meals. (Breakfast and after school snacks) • Do not choose fruit and vegetables as snack food. • Don’t have skills or knowledge to prepare healthy meals or snacks. • Foods needed for good nutrition not found in their homes. • Busier schedules have led to more fast food meals.

6. Teaching Children About Nutrition • Children should understand how excessive caloric intake coupled with reduced exercise results in accumulation of adipose tissue. • Should learn about the elements of a balanced diet. Draws from each of the four basic food groups with most food eaten from bread, cereal, and pasta group and the smallest amount coming from the fats, oils, and sweets. • Encourage students to moderate consumption of foods high in cholesterol and fat.

7. Keys to Healthy eating • Use the information provided in Canada’s Guide to Healthy eating • Eat a variety of foods. • Eat the amounts of fruits and vegetables that are recommended for you by Canada’s guide to Healthy eating. • Become knowledgeable about portion sizes. • Drink three 8-ounce glasses of milk (or its equivalent) each day (it is essential for healthy bone growth). • Eat breakfast – It is a long time between supper and lunch and your body needs the fuel to function.

8. What eating behaviors are keys to a healthy body weight? • Don’t diet to lose weight. • Eat when you’re hungry, stop when your hunger is satisfied (it is normal to be hungry when your body is growing). • Eat slowly. It takes about 20 minutes for your body to let you know your hunger has been satisfied. 1. Try setting your spoon or fork down between each bite to remind yourself to slow down. 2. Don’t watch TV or read while you eat. These types of distractions tend to make us less conscious of how fast we are eating. • Restrict your eating to one place in your home, such as the kitchen table.

9. Have nutritious snacks ready for when you need something to eat. • Don’t skip meals. • Look for nutritious choices when you eat away from home. • Get an adequate amount of sleep. • Limit TV and Internet time. • Remember that a healthy diet and regular physical activity are necessary for maintaining a healthy weight.

10. Body Image • As mentioned before normal weight students get lots of positive recognition therefore body image begins to play a large role in children. • Many people feel driven to comply with their perception of how society expects them to look. Not meeting these expectations frequently places people in a state of conflict that results in reduced self-esteem and leads to unhealthy diet and exercise practices.

11. The unhealthy practices commonly associated with body image issues may lead some people to become extremely underweight, while others become overweight or obese. • Issues involving body image are present in all age groups and both genders in our society. • With this attitude is the increasing numbers of normal weight teens who perceive themselves as overweight.

12. In magazines (and other media) frequented by teens, advertising models represent a homogeneous group of body types. • Body images commonly presented in advertising are of lean to normal-weight people who are having fun using products.

13. The ads present stereotypical ideal body images that often cause a person to be dissatisfied with his or her own body and to try to achieve this perceived ideal. • In reality, there is no ideal body type. We all need to strive to be physically fit while maintaining our health.

14. By challenging stereotypes presented in popular media advertising, we can help teens recognize that there is no ideal body type. • This may help them move in the direction of accepting their own body type and making the best of it.

15. Reaction to the media • Eating Disorders 1) Bulemia – Characterized by binge eating followed by frantic efforts to avoid weight gain. (purging, fastin, excessive exercising) 2) Anorexia - ongoing cycle of restrictive eating, often accompanied by other behaviors such as excessive exercising or the overuse of diet pills to induce loss of appetite. Diets - Children don’t receive the nutrients necessary for proper body maturation.

16. Video – Supersize me • Looks at the effect of the fast food industry on society (both children and adults) and the increasing problem of obesity. • Morgan Spurlock eats McDonalds every meal for one month and charts the effects that it has on his body. • Also takes a close look that the affect the corporate giants have on society and how they are taking advantage of the health of people in exchange for making money.

17. Discussion What were the main points or ideas that the movie made you aware of? What information surprised you the most? How can you as a teacher help defend children against these corporate fast food giants?