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Chapter 10
Achieving a Healthy Weight
A Fit Way of Life
Second Edition
Robbins/Powers/Burgess
© 2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
 
Chapter 10 Objectives
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
2.
Differentiate between overweight and obesity.
3.
Identify the percentages of adults over age 20 who are overweight and thepercentage who are obese.
4.
Explain the purpose of the body mass index (BMI) and identify a BMIassociated with health problems.
5.
List six health conditions associated with obesity.
6.
Explain how the location of fat on the body is liked to health risks andcalculate waist-to-hip ratios.
7.
Identify a risky waist-to-hip ratio and a high-risk waist circumference for bothmen and women.
8.
Describe how each of the following factors contributes to obesity: energybalance, fat cells, set point, heredity, and metabolism.
9.
Define basal metabolic rate (BMR), and identify five factors that affect it.
10.
Distinguish a healthy weight loss program from a fad/diet program.
11.
Identify and explain the three major components of effective lifetime weightmanagement.
12.
Explain how exercise helps in weight management.
13.
Compare and contrast the eating disorders bulimia nervosa, anorexianervosa, binge eating disorders, and disordered eating.
© 2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education. All rights reserved.
 
Weight and Health
67% of American adults are overweight or obese(40% are obese).
$40 billion a year is spent on weight loss.
Obesity rates continue to climb.
Obesity isconsidered bymany healthprofessionals asthe most serioushealth threat toAmericans.
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