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

Type of Work: Indy Product: Guided Movie Notes Class Time: Homework/None EOC: Place inside lesson 1 Due:1 Weekend
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

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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: High Blood Pressure: Obesity: Cardiovascular System: Atherosclerosis: Epidemiology: 2. What is the formula for Body Mass Index (2:29) and what is it meant to measure? 3. What are the ranges for BMI (2:37): Healthy= Overweight= Obese= 4. What was historic about the Bogalusa Heart Study? 5. What did the researchers find with deceased children in the study that was significant? Why was this significant? (9:45) 6. What % of the Bogalusa Heart study participants who were obese as children remain obese as adults? (12:48) 7. What % of society is able to maintain a healthy weight? (14:23) _________ 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) 9. What are the 7 factors of ideal cardiovascular health (34:22)? 10. What is the purpose of fat (39:00) from an evolutionary standpoint? 11. What are some of the significant changes we are seeing in the livers of obese individuals (40-50:00), List 3? 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)? 13. How much does obesity cost the US per year (103:25)? 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.