Hello, Health'ers:
Here's your HW assignment for tonight. Please complete the assignment for FRIDAY.
Read Chapter 12, Sections 3, and 4. Complete the section reviews on pp. 317, and 323.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Health HW 2/22/13
Hello, Health'ers:
Here's your HW assignment for the next class session, 2/26/13
READ Chapter 12, Sections 1 and 2 in your health textbook. CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK
Complete - Lesson Review Questions 1-5 on p. 306 AND p. 312
Here's your HW assignment for the next class session, 2/26/13
READ Chapter 12, Sections 1 and 2 in your health textbook. CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK
Complete - Lesson Review Questions 1-5 on p. 306 AND p. 312
Friday, February 8, 2013
SUPER SIZE ME
Click here for the link to the movie SUPER SIZE ME
Based on our viewing of the film "Super Size Me," complete the questions that follow. Answers should be thoughtful, detailed, and descriptive.
DUE DATE - FRIDAY FEB. 22nd
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR SUPER SIZE ME -
1. List four different categories of food that are
"convenience foods".
2. What is a common definition of obesity? Give your
answer in terms of the percentage of a person's weight
that is comprised of fat.
3. List the three most important causes of preventable
death in the U.S. for the entire population. Then list the
three most important causes of preventable death among
teenagers.
4. In terms of BMI what is a healthy weight, overweight,
and obese?
5. State the formula for BMI and describe what it
measures in words. Be sure to include a reference to
pounds and inches in your formula. Then weigh yourself
and calculate your own BMI.
6. For the most current year for which we have statistics
on how many children were obese, state the year, the
number of children in the U.S. who were obese and their
percentage of the population of children.
7. Name ten serious diseases that obese people get
more often than people with a healthy weight.
8. Why are people in the U.S. getting fatter? Mr.
Spurlock told us.
9. What percentage of meals do Americans eat in
restaurants, including fast food outlets?
10. What is the psychology behind the fact that super
sizing is a good marketing technique?
11. If a person is presented at a meal with more food
will the average person consume than he or she needs?
Give your answer in terms of a percentage.
12. What is the profit margin for French fries sold in fast
food restaurants?
13. Why do restaurateurs like to sell super sized meals?
14. What does "ersatz" mean?
15. Give two examples of specific convenience foods that
are ersatz food that we learned about in this unit.
Describe why they are called ersatz.
16. What are the four general types of foods that can
hurt our health if we are not careful to consume moderate
or small amounts?
17. What is a flavorologist?
18. What is the difference between natural and artificial
flavors put into foods?
19. Food additives are tested for safety, so why are they
still a risk to our health? Give two reasons.
20. Fats and salt often make food taste better. Why do
we like the tastes of fats and salt?
21. What are trans fats and why are they bad for us?
22. What is the mechanism by which LDL cholesterol
causes heart disease?
23. Which types of fats do not contribute to heart
disease?
24. What types of foods contain fats that have high
amounts of LDL cholesterol?
25. What types of foods contain fats that do not
contribute to cholesterol found?
26. Why does advertising affect young children more
than it does teenagers and adults?
27. The Food and Drug Administration says that our
diets should contain between 5 and 20% fat. What do
some nutritionists say about the 20% number?
28. What is the "nag factor"?
29. What doesn't sugar have that is healthy for us?
30. How did the growth of the sugar industry in the 17th
and 18th centuries contribute to the Industrial
Revolution? How did the growth of the sugar industry
contribute to the slave trade?
31. Remember Jared Fogel, the young man who lost so
much weight eating at Subway? What were the two most
important reasons for the success of his weight loss
program? Did they have anything to do with the fact that
he ate at Subway?
32. In the study that followed 50,000 nurses, how many
cans of soft drinks a day did it take to lead to weight gain
and an 80% increase in Type 2 Diabetes?
33. In 2005, how many pounds of sweetener did the
average American consume? How much of this amount
was sugar and how much was HFCS?
34. When the World Health Organization stated that it
was going to release a recommendation that sweeteners
account for only 10% of daily calories, what did the food
industry do?
35. The caloric content of the largest serving of
McDonald's French fries that you can buy has changed
from 1960 to the present. Describe that change.
36. What is the recommended caloric intake per day for
teenagers?
37. People with Type 2 diabetes are at risk for several
other illnesses. Name three of them.
38. Can you rely on the nutrition statistics on the web
39. Did Mr. Spurlock's 30 day fast food diet have any
effects on his mind? What were they?
40. Name four things that society as a whole could do to
reduce the obesity epidemic. (Don't list things that an
individual can do, but only list what society as a whole
can do.
Based on our viewing of the film "Super Size Me," complete the questions that follow. Answers should be thoughtful, detailed, and descriptive.
DUE DATE - FRIDAY FEB. 22nd
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR SUPER SIZE ME -
1. List four different categories of food that are
"convenience foods".
2. What is a common definition of obesity? Give your
answer in terms of the percentage of a person's weight
that is comprised of fat.
3. List the three most important causes of preventable
death in the U.S. for the entire population. Then list the
three most important causes of preventable death among
teenagers.
4. In terms of BMI what is a healthy weight, overweight,
and obese?
5. State the formula for BMI and describe what it
measures in words. Be sure to include a reference to
pounds and inches in your formula. Then weigh yourself
and calculate your own BMI.
6. For the most current year for which we have statistics
on how many children were obese, state the year, the
number of children in the U.S. who were obese and their
percentage of the population of children.
7. Name ten serious diseases that obese people get
more often than people with a healthy weight.
8. Why are people in the U.S. getting fatter? Mr.
Spurlock told us.
9. What percentage of meals do Americans eat in
restaurants, including fast food outlets?
10. What is the psychology behind the fact that super
sizing is a good marketing technique?
11. If a person is presented at a meal with more food
will the average person consume than he or she needs?
Give your answer in terms of a percentage.
12. What is the profit margin for French fries sold in fast
food restaurants?
13. Why do restaurateurs like to sell super sized meals?
14. What does "ersatz" mean?
15. Give two examples of specific convenience foods that
are ersatz food that we learned about in this unit.
Describe why they are called ersatz.
16. What are the four general types of foods that can
hurt our health if we are not careful to consume moderate
or small amounts?
17. What is a flavorologist?
18. What is the difference between natural and artificial
flavors put into foods?
19. Food additives are tested for safety, so why are they
still a risk to our health? Give two reasons.
20. Fats and salt often make food taste better. Why do
we like the tastes of fats and salt?
21. What are trans fats and why are they bad for us?
22. What is the mechanism by which LDL cholesterol
causes heart disease?
23. Which types of fats do not contribute to heart
disease?
24. What types of foods contain fats that have high
amounts of LDL cholesterol?
25. What types of foods contain fats that do not
contribute to cholesterol found?
26. Why does advertising affect young children more
than it does teenagers and adults?
27. The Food and Drug Administration says that our
diets should contain between 5 and 20% fat. What do
some nutritionists say about the 20% number?
28. What is the "nag factor"?
29. What doesn't sugar have that is healthy for us?
30. How did the growth of the sugar industry in the 17th
and 18th centuries contribute to the Industrial
Revolution? How did the growth of the sugar industry
contribute to the slave trade?
31. Remember Jared Fogel, the young man who lost so
much weight eating at Subway? What were the two most
important reasons for the success of his weight loss
program? Did they have anything to do with the fact that
he ate at Subway?
32. In the study that followed 50,000 nurses, how many
cans of soft drinks a day did it take to lead to weight gain
and an 80% increase in Type 2 Diabetes?
33. In 2005, how many pounds of sweetener did the
average American consume? How much of this amount
was sugar and how much was HFCS?
34. When the World Health Organization stated that it
was going to release a recommendation that sweeteners
account for only 10% of daily calories, what did the food
industry do?
35. The caloric content of the largest serving of
McDonald's French fries that you can buy has changed
from 1960 to the present. Describe that change.
36. What is the recommended caloric intake per day for
teenagers?
37. People with Type 2 diabetes are at risk for several
other illnesses. Name three of them.
38. Can you rely on the nutrition statistics on the web
39. Did Mr. Spurlock's 30 day fast food diet have any
effects on his mind? What were they?
40. Name four things that society as a whole could do to
reduce the obesity epidemic. (Don't list things that an
individual can do, but only list what society as a whole
can do.
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