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Just for the health of it

This video educates college students about ideal weight and BMI, nutrition recommendations, diseases associated with obesity, and healthy behaviors that contribute to weight gain. It also discusses lifestyle changes and preventive measures to combat obesity and related diseases.

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Just for the health of it

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  1. Just for thehealth of it

  2. Freshmen Fifteen I think that we all have heard of the freshmen fifteen, but is there really evidence of this myth?

  3. Objectives • Educate your patient/students about ideal weight and BMI • Being able to identify the nutrition recommendations • Discuss the diseases that obesity puts you at risk for • Discuss healthy and unhealthy behaviors that contribute to weight gain • Recognize lifestyle changes that help prevent obesity and disease

  4. What is obesity Please click and watch video According to Ignatavicius(2013),obesity refers to an excess amount of body fat when compared with lean body mass. TRUE or FALSE The terminology overweight and obesity can be used interchangeably. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKnlUbM37yg (Ways and How 2012).

  5. OBESITY PUTS YOU AT RISK FOR SLEEPAPNEA CANCER QUALITY OF LIFE ARTHRITIS OBESITY GOUT CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DIABETES HYPERTENSION INFERTILITY GALLSTONES

  6. How to prevent obesity in college students and the community • Diet/Nutrition • Exercise • Yearly physicals • Healthy behaviors

  7. Nutrition plays a role

  8. Exercise plays a role • Yoga • Taking a longer route to class • While sitting at their desk do simple leg exercises • Sign up for an elective class like dance/volleyball. Why not get an A and help boost your GPA while staying healthy? • Plan those 30 minutes a day to exercise. Exercising helps keep you healthy and also releases endorphins. • Take advantage of your school gym. Where else can you workout for free? Please click and watch video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82r-CFQ_3PY (Basedow 2013).

  9. Checkups play a role Routine yearly physicals addresses any health issues that may have come up or have progressed in the disease state.

  10. In The End The Nurse Will… Educate her patient on the food pyramid and serving sizes Refer patient to dietician as needed Educate patient on importance of exercise and yearly checkups Refer patient to community agencies

  11. References Basedow, J. (2013, February, 14). Fitness & Nutrition Tips For College Students. Retrieved February 26, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82r-CFQ_3PY Crombie, A., Ilich, J., Dutton, G., Panton, L., & Abood, D. (2009). The freshman weight gain phenomenon revisited. Nutrition Reviews, 67(2), 83-94. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00143.x Ignatavicius, D. D., & Workman, L. (2013). Medical Surgical Nursing Patient Centered Collaborative Care (7thth ed.). Ways and How. (2012, June, 4). How to Calculate Body Mass Index. Retrieved March 4, 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKnlUbM37yg

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