PBSI 360 Nutrition and excercise

factors that influence what we eat

availability, observations, portion, and skils

problems with bmi

does not account for muscle mass and bone density

diet plans

ineffective bc they are overly focused on short-term changes rather than life long habits

exercise 

recommended, but insufficient alone. discouraging when the imbalance is noticed. helps ensure fat is burned instead of muscle

medical procedures

typically only recommended for severely obese who have failed to control weight. come with risk of health complications

binge eating disorder

eating large amount of food in a 2 hr period. lack of control over eating during.

anorexia

drastic reduction in food intake and unhealthy weight loss

bulimia

recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging

ED development

usually starts during adolescence. may start out as sensible effort to control weight

treatment of EDs

psychological factors are very important to address. extreme malnutrition can result is organ failure/death. 

first priority is to stabilize body weight/nutrition levels