Part 1 (5 points) I just finished watching a commercial for Burger King ( I won\
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Part 1 (5 points)
I just finished watching a commercial for Burger King ( I won't lie, it looked delicious) and they were advertising two cheese burgers, fries, and a coke for $3.29. This is very cheap and probably one of the many factors explaining why we are seeing an increase in obesity in the United States.
A) Why does the American Population have a problem with obesity? (Give at least 4 reasons or more as to why the American population is seeing an increase in obesity among certain groups and the young.
B) Why is prevention of childhood obesity so important? Explain your answer.
Part 2 (5 points)
Go to https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.html
A) Click on the adult BMI calculator and calculate your personal BMI.
On page 440 there is also a chart that calculates Body-fat by gender and age. Find your category/ age/ gender and explain what you see. What nutritional advise would you give yourself after reading your BMI calculations.
B) The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) describes two types of issues with eating - They are Eating disorders and Disordered Eating. Discuss one disorder from each category and explain why it is important to help prevent these eating disorders in young female athletes that are in ballet or gymnastics specifically.
Explanation / Answer
Part 1, A)the obesity is mostly seen in men of aged from 50-54 and women aged 60-64 and children of aged10-14 years the american population has problem with obesity eating large sized meals, fast food, unhealthy food choices,no enough excercise, environment socioeconomic status, gentic predisposition, in America certain groups and young are affected more because of disparites in the society, family economic status, lonliness, single parenting etc B) prevention of obesity in childhood is most important because it can cause health problems like Diabetes2 is mostly seen and when they grow into adults they will have risk of hypertension, heartattacks, certain cancers and other chronic conditions, Part 2A)in this question it is asking the personal BMI so i am not answering it. B)The DSM has given 2 types of issues with eating they are Eating disorders andDisordered eating, Disordered eating is an epidemic in the culture develops an unhealthy relationship with food which results in disordered food behaviors, they are different types of disordered eating but in female athlets that are ibn ballets or gymnastics specifically has anxiety about weight gaining and being weighted and they will be viewing food as they enemy, if it is not prevented it may leads to amenorrhea and bone demineralization, leads to lack of calcium and bone loss which results in risf of facturing bones and damaging tissues. Eating disorder is considered as illness characterzed by irregular eating habits they are many types of eating disorder they are many causes for it but environmental disorder for female athletes that are in ballet because they wany the body sterotype for the ballet as she is the environment of thiness, and always comparing with others it imay leads to female athletes triad syndrome so it should be prevented.