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Nutrition Reading Assignment Fall, 2003 Reading: Jakicic, J. M., K. Clark, et al. (2001). "American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Appropriate intervention strategies for weight loss and prevention of weight regain for adults." Med Sci Sports Exerc 33(12): 2145-56. Introduction: Obesity is still a huge problem in the United States and other countries in the world Obesity is associated with - Diabetes - Heart Disease - Cancer - Hypertension Obesity is a concern because adult 18 and older have a body mass index of more than 25kg/m - This percentage has increased from 44.3% to 52.52.6%, since the 1970s Because of the increase of obesity in the population , billions of dollars are spent every year on treating illnesses related to this condition The American College of sports medicine is trying to create programs to help improve and promote obesity prevention, by; - Giving recommendations on safe and effective weight loss - How to keep weight off - Certain foods that can contribute to weight loss - Exercise programs Identifying Adults for Whom Weight Loss is Recommended: Today it is estimated that 55-60% of adults in the U.S. are overweight Weight loss is recommended when - The girth of the abdomen is greater than 102cm (40inches)in men - The girth of the abdomen is greater than 88cm ( 35 inches in women Magnitude of Weight Loss Recommendation: You dont have to lose a great amount of weight to obtain health benefits Research concludes that a little can do a lot, as far as health improvement is concerned Health improvements may include: - decreased blood lipids - decreased blood pressure in a good way - may prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes Dietary Recommendations (you dont need anything in this section but you need to do the sub-sections below): Energy intake: Should be adjusted based on body weight Very-low calorie diets: When energy intake is less than 800kcals Use of it can greatly increase the magnitude and rate of weight loss Macronutrient composition: Commercial programs recommend various types of micronutrient compositions for weight loss like; - High Fat - High Protein - High and Low carbohydrate diets * didnt really understand this part Exercise Recommendations: (you dont need anything in this section but you need to do the sub-sections below): Justification for inclusion of exercise for weight loss: Is another way of adding to energy deficit is to increase energy expenditure though exercise of any kind Exercise prescription considerations for weight loss: Important to consider the; - amount - intensity - and type of exercise you are doing for weight loss Need to allow a certain amount of time to progress, and increase as you go The amount of exercise necessary to improve fitness may be different from the amount necessary to for successful for long-tern weight maintenance.
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