Nutrition & Nutrition & Fats Fats HealthMPowers HealthMPowers Empowering Students Empowering Students To Make Healthy To Make Healthy Choices Choices
Dec 31, 2015
Nutrition & Nutrition & FatsFats
HealthMPowersHealthMPowers
Empowering Students Empowering Students To Make Healthy ChoicesTo Make Healthy Choices
Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…
I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.
Test tube demonstrationTest tube demonstration
Alarming StatisticAlarming Statistic75% of American students eat 75% of American students eat more than the recommended more than the recommended amount of fat.amount of fat.
Recommendation: 30% of Recommendation: 30% of daily caloriesdaily calories
Make healthier choices Make healthier choices when eating by…when eating by…
Reading food labelsReading food labels
Looking for low-fat itemsLooking for low-fat items
We ALSO need to…We ALSO need to…
Exercise for 60 minutesExercise for 60 minutes
Drink plenty of waterDrink plenty of water
Eat 5 or more fruits and Eat 5 or more fruits and vegetablesvegetables
Good Nutrition Good Nutrition
+ + Physical Physical ActivityActivity
==Good HealthGood Health
Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…
I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.
Importance of Importance of FatsFats
Provides energy for our Provides energy for our cellscells
Insulates against cold Insulates against cold weatherweather
Protects internal organsProtects internal organs Padding between the skin Padding between the skin
and musclesand muscles
Dangers of FatsDangers of Fats Health problemsHealth problems Heart DiseaseHeart Disease DiabetesDiabetes Some forms of CancerSome forms of Cancer
Makes it difficult to move Makes it difficult to move and playand play
Common Foods High in Common Foods High in FatFat
Fried foodsFried foods
ChocolateChocolate
DonutsDonuts
ButterButter
CakesCakes
CheeseCheese
Potato ChipsPotato Chips
Types of FatsTypes of FatsSaturated FatsSaturated Fats
Raises LDL Raises LDL levelslevels
Animal Animal sourcessources
Solid at room Solid at room temperaturetemperature
Unsaturated Unsaturated FatsFats Raises HDL Raises HDL
levelslevels Oils and fish Oils and fish
sourcessources Liquid at room Liquid at room
temperaturetemperature
Trans FatTrans Fat Produced when hydrogen is Produced when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil in a added to vegetable oil in a process called process called HydrogenationHydrogenation..
Formed when liquid oils are Formed when liquid oils are made into solid fats like made into solid fats like shortening and margarine.shortening and margarine.
Increases shelf life and flavor Increases shelf life and flavor stability of foods.stability of foods.
Food Food LabelsLabels
ActivityActivityHigh-fatHigh-fat
Is the food Is the food item more item more than 20% daily than 20% daily value of fat?value of fat?
Low-fatLow-fat Is the food Is the food item less than item less than or equal to 5% or equal to 5% daily value of daily value of fat?fat?
Today’s Health-Today’s Health-Enhancing Enhancing Behavior…Behavior…
I will limit the amount I will limit the amount of fat I eat.of fat I eat.
Review Review QuestionsQuestions
How is fat used in a positive way How is fat used in a positive way in our body?in our body?
Why is it dangerous to have too Why is it dangerous to have too much fat in our diets?much fat in our diets?
What can you do to make sure What can you do to make sure you are getting the you are getting the recommended amounts of fat in recommended amounts of fat in your diet?your diet?
QuestionQuestionss
Thanks!Thanks!
Remember to choose Remember to choose
Health-Enhancing Health-Enhancing Behaviors! Behaviors!