Nutrition and

Weight Status

Jose Batista,
Kyle Pizzichili,
Melanie Dotts
Nutrition & Weight Status

• Diet and body weight are related to

health status.
• Good nutrition is important to the
growth and development of children.
• A healthful diet can help Americans
reduce their risk for many health
conditions.
What is the goal?
• To promote health and reduce
chronic disease risk through the
consumption of healthful diets
• To achieve and maintain healthy body
weights
Overview
• The nutrition and weight status objectives for Healthy
People 2020 reflect strong science supporting the health
benefits of eating a healthful diet and maintaining a
healthy body weight.
• The objectives also emphasize that efforts to change diet
and weight should address individual behaviors, as well as
the policies and environments that support these
behaviors in settings such as:
-Schools
-Worksites
-Health Care Organizations
-Communities
Americans with a healthful diet:
• Consume a variety of nutrient-dense foods within and
across the food groups, especially whole grains, fruits,
vegetables, low-fat or fat-free milk or milk products, &
lean meat or other protein sources.
• Limit the intake of saturated and trans fats,
cholesterol, added sugars, sodium, and alcohol.
• Limit caloric intake to meet caloric needs.
Why is Nutrition & Weight Status a problem?

Having a poor diet can lead to health conditions including:

• Overweight and obesity
• Malnutrition
• Iron-deficiency anemia
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Dyslipidemia (poor lipid profiles)
• Type 2 diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Oral disease
• Constipation
• Diverticular disease
• Some cancers
What are the nation’s objectives?
• Healthier Food Access • Health Care &
• Increase proportion of Worksite Settings
schools that offer • Increase the proportion
nutritious foods and
of primary care
beverages outside of
physicians who
school meals.
regularly measure the
BMI of their patients
• Increase the proportion
of physician office visits
that include counseling
or education related to
nutrition or weight.
What are the nation’s objectives?
• Weight Status • Food Insecurity
• Reduce the proportion • Eliminate very low food
of children and security among children.
adolescents who are • Reduce household food
considered obese. insecurity and in doing
• Prevent inappropriate so reduce hunger.
weight gain in youth and
adults (developmental).
What are the nation’s objectives?
• Food and Nutrient • Iron Deficiency
Consumption • Reduce iron deficiency
• Increase the variety and among young children
contribution of vegetables to and females of
the diets of the population
aged 2 years and older.
childbearing age.
• Reduce consumption of
calories from solid fats and
added sugars in the
population aged 2 years and
older.
 How is our nation doing in regards to meeting
the objectives?
• Obesity: Adults (1998-94 to 2009-10)
• From 1999-2000 to 2009-10, the proportion of adults aged 20
and over who were obese increased: -7.2% for females
-29.1% for males
 How is our nation doing in regards to meeting
the objectives?
• Obesity: Children (1988-94 to 2009-10)
• From 1999-2000 to 2009-10, the proportion of children and
adolescents aged 2-19 years who were considered obese
increased: -8.7% for females
-32.9% for males
 How is our nation doing in regards to meeting
the objectives?
• Food Insecurity: Households (1995-2011)
• The proportion of U.S households that reported experiencing
food insecurity during a 12-month period increased 25.2%.
 How is our nation doing in regards to meeting
the objectives?
• Sodium Consumption (2007-10)
• In 2007-10, persons aged 2 years and over had a mean total daily
sodium intake of 3,588 mg.
• Sodium intake varied by sex, race, ethnicity, and education.
• Males: 4,128 mg / Females: 3,083 mg
• Hispanic or Latinos: 3,334 mg / Non-Hispanic White: 3,661 mg
• Without high school diploma: 3,505 mg / With: 3,799 mg
How can our nation further address this
problem?
• Reduce stressors
• Restaurants or fast food
chains offering healthier
options
• Lowering the cost of
healthier foods in the food
store
• Time management
workshops
• Teaching more nutrition at a
younger age
 References
• Healthy People 2020 http://
www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives202
0/overview.aspx?topicid=29-
• Nutrition.gov http
://www.nutrition.gov/nutrition-and-health-issues/o
verweight-and-obesity