lec 9 - energy balance

reasons for eating from past

• sustenance

• pleasure

• sense of comm

• religious purposes

• identity

• health

obesity BMI

30 or higher

BMI

measure of an adult’s weight in relation to their hieght, kg/m²

causes of obesity

• illness

• eating patterns

• genetics

• medications

• SDH

• sleep

• activity

SDH

social deerminants of health

• live, work, learn, play

ESPN

mindfulness

• enjoy what you eat

• slow down, sit down, eat slowly

• planning and pleasure

  • plan what you eat, eat less

  • take pleasure in food

• now is time to start thinking abt food in new way

poverty and body weight

• risk of overweight and obesity highest with lowest incomes and education levels

• risk declines parallel to socioeconomic improvement

native americans

• epidemic of obesity among is due to radical changes in diet and shift from traditional foods