Active Health Lesson #5 – Nutrition

Learning Outcomes:

– Students will be able to relate the characteristics of a healthy lifestyle to their ability to maximize personal potential

– Students will be able to analyse how healthy eating habits can support a healthy lifestyle

– Students will be able to use Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide to plan meals and snacks for a nutritionally balanced diet

– Students will be able to examine the relationship between individual eating practices and physical activity (Physical Education)

– Students will be able to describe factors that influence food choice

– Studens will be able to demonstrate an awareness of eating disorders

1) Facts About Our Eating Habits

The Facts

– Canada, like many nations, is in the midst of an epidemic of overweight and obesity.  Currently, 59% of adult Canadians are either overweight or obese

– There has also been a dramatic increase in unhealthy weights in children.  In 1978, only 15% of children were overweight or obese.  By 2007, Statistics Canada found that 29% of adolescents had unhealthy weights

– Strength and flexibility of boys and girls has declined significantly since 1981.

– The average Canadian child is sedentary for three to five hours a day in front of the TV. A study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal also showed that between 1981 and 1996, the prevalence of overweight boys increased from 15% to 35.4% (the prevalence of overweight girls increased from 15% to 29.2%).

– If current trends continue, by 2040, up to 70% of adults aged 40 years will be either overweight or obese

– In 2005, the total cost of obesity to Canadians was $4.3 billion; $1.8 billion in indirect healthcare costs, and $2.5 billiion in indirect costs

(http://www.childhoodobesityfoundation.ca/statistics)

2) Introduction

Active Health Lesson 5 – Weight Maintenance and Nutrition (PowerPoint)

Active Health Lesson 5 – Weight Mangagement Notes (PDF)

Active Health Lesson 5 – Weight Mangagement Notes (Word)

What are Your Calorie Needs

Calculate Your Calorie Needs: CLICK HERE

3) Eating Disorders

Awareness

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5) Homework

Active Health Lesson 5 – Nutrition Worksheet (PDF)

Active Health Lesson 5 – Nutrition Worksheet (Word)