LEC 1: Dimensions of Health/Wellness Continuum

Health

Overall mental and physical state of a person; absence of disease

Wellness

State of being in optimal mental and physical health

1. Physical

2. Intellectual/Mental

3. Emotional

4. Interpersonal/Social

5. Spiritual

6. Environmental

7. Financial

8. Occupational

Dimensions of Wellness

Physical

Dimensions of Wellness

• Exercising, protected sex, balanced diet

Intellectual/Mental

Dimensions of Wellness

• Critical thinking

• Being burnouts

• Person’s mindset; trying to deal deeply with comprehension skills

Emotional

Dimensions of Wellness

• Being confident

• Having good self-esteem, building trust, and being able to understand the feelings of others

• Well aware of their feelings and can properly cope with them

• Can deal well with difficult situations

• How a person responds to stress

Interpersonal/Social

Dimensions of Wellness

• Having good communication skills

• Ability to establish good and healthy long-term relationships

Spiritual

Dimensions of Wellness

• Developing compassion, forgiveness, care

• Sense of purpose in life

Environmental

Dimensions of Wellness

• Clean resources

• Recycling, reducing waste

Financial

Dimensions of Wellness

• Cope up with our needs

Occupational

Dimensions of Wellness

• Liking what we do

1. Superior Level of Health

2. Good Level of Health

3. Moderate Level of Health

4. Marginal Level of Health

5. Poor Level of Health

Range of Health

Superior Level of Health

Range of Health

• Excellent state

• Person takes responsibility for all health areas and meets all needs

Good Level of Health

Range of Health

• Better than moderate

• Person covers most needs well, but some areas lack attention

Moderate Level of Health

Range of Health

• Good aspect

• Most people function near here - they meet need at a minimum to prevent symptoms

Marginal Level of Health

Range of Health

• Borderline

• Person meets needs only to reverse symptoms as they appear

Poor Level of Health

Range of Health

• Anxious, needs medicine

• Person relies on medicine to treat symptoms, needs are not met

Death from Disease

Range of Health

• Person is physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or socially nonfunctional

Essential Nutrients

• Nutrients a person must obtain fro food

Nutriture/Nutritional Status

• Condition of the body resulting from the utilization of essential nutrients

Phytochemicals

• Nonnutrient compounds in plant-derived foods that have biological activity in the body

Food: Tomatoes, Watermelon

Nutrients: Lycopene

Benefits: Prostate Cancer Fighters

Red

Food: Grapes, apples

Nutrients: Flavonoids

Benefits: Clot busters

Red/Purple

Food: Sweet potatoes, pumpkin

Nutrients: Alpha- & Beta-Carotene

Benefits: Cancer fighters

Orange

Food Sources: Oranges, tangerines, peaches

Nutrients: Cryptoxanthin

Benefits: Cancer fighters

Orange/Yellow

Food: Spinach, yellow corn, avocado

Nutrients: Lutein & zeaxanthin

Benefits: Protect retinas from macular degeneration and cataracts

Yellow/Green

Food: Brussel sprouts, broccoli

Nutrients: Sulforaphane

Benefits: Cancer fighters

Green

Food: Garlic, onions

Nutrients: Organosulfides, flavonoids

Benefits: Cancer fighters, clot busters

White/Green

Food: Blueberries

Nutrients: Anthocyanins, antioxidants

Benefits: Cancer fighters

Blue/Purple

Malnutrition

• Undernourished or overnourished

• Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s)

• Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)

• Adequate Intake (AI)

• Requirement

Dietary Standards

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s)

Dietary Standard

• Set of values for the dietary nutrient intakes of healthy people in the United States & Canada

Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)

Dietary Standard

• Set of values reflecting the average daily amounts of nutrients considered adequate to meet the noun nutrient needs of practically all healthy people

Adequate Intake (AI)

Dietary Standard

• Value used as a guide for nutrient intake when scientific evidence is insufficient for determination of an RDA

Requirement

Dietary Standard

• Lowest continuing intake of a nutrient that will maintain a specified criterion of adequacy

Food Exchange List

FEL

2.4 g/day

What is the required daily sodium intake?

6g/day

What is the usual daily sodium intake of people?

Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)

• tells how many calories you need an estimate of the total calorie count needed to maintain energy balance

• Estimate of the amount of energy required everyday

• 1600-2400

• 2000-3000

Calories standards:

• Adult Women: ___ calories/day

• Adult Men: ___ calories/day

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDRs)

• Recommended ranges for the percentages of calories from carbs, fats, and proteins

• Provides guidelines for proper nutrient intake

• Carbs: 45-65%

• Fats: 20-35%

• Proteins: 10-35%

AMDRs:

• Carbs: ___%

• Fats: ___%

• Proteins: ___%

DBW = (Height - 100) - [(0.10(Height-100)]

Formula for Desireable Body Weight

BMI = 703 x (Weight in lbs/(Height in in)²)

BMI Formula

• Normal = 18-24

• Overweight = 25-29

• Obese = 30-39

• Extremely Obese = >40

BMI Ranges:

• Normal =

• Overweight =

• Obese =

• Extremely Obese =

N = (Actual/DBW) x 100

Nutritional Status Formula

• Overweight = >110%

• Normal = 110-86%

• 1 degree =85-76%

• 2 degree = 75-61%

• 3 degree = <61%

Nutritional Status Guide

• Overweight =

• Normal =

• 1 degree =

• 2 degree =

• 3 degree =