Nutrition Flashcards
How many influencing body image advertissements is a teenager typically shown each day?
250-500 advertissements daily.
What can women and men suffer from because these expectations?
Various eating disoders.
What company created a video reverse advertising?
Dove, the company created a video called “Evalution”.
What is the aim of a reverse advertisement?
Dove claims that they want “to change the status quo and offer in its place a broader, healthier, more democratic view of beauty.”
What is an expection for men to resemble?
A super hereo or action figure.
What type of body is considered as beautiful in most countries?
Being thin.
What do larger bodies typically associate with?
Wealth, power, fertility, and status.
What ages are the body’s most powerful determinantes looks appear?
9-16
How might adolescents make a difference in their apperance?
Through an active lifestyle and healthy eating.
How might people and circumtances have an influence upon teenagers?
by hearing positive body messages and learning and understanding the impact from messages.
What should equal the energy consumed daily?
The energy expanded daily.
The energy in comes from the food we eat, but primarily from what?
Carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
Does the vitamins and minerals consumed contribute to our energy?
No, but we still need them to function.
Is the energy out the same or different for everyone?
Different, because everybodies metabolism and energy levels variate.
Why is it different for everybody?
Because it is a total of your basal metabolic rate, the energy used for physical activity, and the amount of energy you need to digest the food you eat (thermic effect).
Being active can decrease the risks of what diseases?
- high cholesterol and heart disease
- high blood pressure
- type 2 diabetes
- joint problems
- illness and infections
- tiredness and low blood iron (anemia)
- certain types of cancer
- eating disorders
- depression
When must you consult your family physcian or other health care professionel?
When you plan on gaining or losing large amounts of weight.
Why do they “there is no one program that works for everyone”?
Because every person is unique.
When eating what is better to do?
Eat smaller portions and eat slower.
What are benefits to proteins?
They are considered fillers and they have long lasting energies.
