Fitness for Life: Lesson 1, Weight of a Nation (Movie)

Type of Work: Indy Product: Guided Movie Notes lesson 1 Due:1 Weekend Class Time: Homework/None EOC: Place inside
Concept: Obesity is common, serious, and costly. More than one-third of adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% of children and adolescents are obese. Behavior and environment play a large role causing people to be overweight and obese. These are the greatest areas for prevention and treatment actions. Weight of the Nation brings together public health researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and national partners devoted to obesity prevention and control to raise awareness across the country as well as share approaches that show promise or demonstrated success for improving healthy eating and active living.

Lesson Link: https://sites.google.com/site/hshshealth/home/unit-5-fitness/lesson-1 Movie Available: Click Here or Here Movie Rating: PG-13 CC: Yes
Directions: Watch Part 1 of the series entitled, Consequences. Answer the following questions. 1. Before the movie define the following: Diabetes: metabolic disease with high blood sugar High Blood Pressure: elevated blood pressure in the arteries. Heart must now work harder than normal. Obesity: accumulated excess body fat, which causes adverse health problems Cardiovascular System: system of organs and tissue inside the body (including the heart and arteries), which pumps blood throughout the body. Atherosclerosis: condition in which the artery walls are thickened Epidemiology: the study of the pattern of disease and health in society 2. What is the formula for Body Mass Index (2:29) and what is it meant to measure? Proportion based on height and weight 3. What are the ranges for BMI (2:37): Healthy= 18-24 Overweight= 25-30 Obese= 30+

4. What was historic about the Bogalusa Heart Study? Discovery that heart disease begins in childhood. 5. What did the researchers find with deceased children in the study that was significant? Why was this significant? (9:45) Risk factors for vascular diseases. This proved that these diseases begin as a child and stay as one ages.

6. What % of the Bogalusa Heart study participants who were obese as children remain obese as adults? (12:48) 77% 7. What % of society is able to maintain a healthy weight? (14:23) less than 33% 8. The researchers demonstrate two hearts, what are some of the main differences between a healthy heart and a heart from an obese individual?(30:00-33:00) More wall thickness, lots of fat in the heart 9. What are the 7 factors of ideal cardiovascular health (34:22)? Cholesterol, normal blood pressure, good bmi, not a smoker, healthy diet, no diabetes, physical activity 10. What is the purpose of fat (39:00) from an evolutionary standpoint? For energy, for breastfeeding or to sustain famine 11. What are some of the significant changes we are seeing in the livers of obese individuals (40-50:00), List 3? Hardening, covered with fat 12. Diabetes follows obesity, as night follows day. What are the two main types of Diabetes and explain the differences between the two ( 55:00)? type 1 and type 2. one is caused by hereditary complications with insulin, and the other comes from lack of care for the body. 13. How much does obesity cost the US per year (1:03:25)? 150 billion

Level 5/Extra Credit/Going Beyond: A theme of the movie is the relationship between poverty and obesity. This is a complex issue with no easy solution but what does the research say are some of the potential causes of this relationship. List several and cite your research.