Teens, Fight Obesity!!!

This presentation discusses the causes of obesity among teenagers and provides strategies to combat it. It covers topics such as dietary modifications, physical activity, and reducing screen time. The presentation also highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, engaging in regular exercise, and limiting screen time to prevent and manage obesity.

Teens, Fight
Obesity!!!
Obesity
Individuals are typically considered obese under circumstances
when their body mass index is more than 30 kg/m2 With BMI
between 25-30kg/m2 being considered overweight (Baskota, Li,
Dhakal, Liu & Tian, 2015).
Change your diet
•Maintain the intake of protein (Bray, G. A., Frühbeck, Ryan &
Wilding, 2016).
•Limit the consumption of calories from both carbohydrates and
fats
•Consume a low-fat and low-carbohydrate diet. It will help in
decreasing body weight, thus proving beneficial in management of
obesity.
•Avoid consumption of sweet and beverages such as iced tea,
energy drinks, fruit drinks, and soft drinks (CantoraL et al., 2016).
•Consume food products that are rich in fiber content such as,
fresh fruits, whole grains, and vegetables.
Perform exercise
•Muscles consume energy that is derived from both glycogen and
fat
•Participation in cycling running walking will act most effective
means of physical exercise for reducing excess body fat and will
create an impact on macronutrient balance
•Perform moderate physical exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes
at least five days each week (Foster, Moore, Singletary & Skelton,
2018)
•Physical exercise alone can result in in less significant reduction
of body fat
•When combined with dietary modification it will lead to substantial
weight loss over a short period of time
•Usage of stairs and outdoor play activities will also prove
beneficial
•Participate in geocaching activities, rock climbing, and yard work
(Siegel & Fryer, 2017)
Causes
•Sedentary Lifestyle- Participation in physically demanding work,
use of mechanized transportation, reduction in physical activity,
and more screen time increase obesity risks (Kurdaningsih,
Sudargo & Lusmilasari, 2017).
• Diet- Poor dietary choice and increasing reliance on
consumption of big portion, energy-dense, and fast food means

Teens, Fight
Obesity!!!
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