Hello my fellow classmate ,
Below I will be talking about what I found interesting throughout chapter 9. The main topic for chapter 9 is weight management and body image. The topics I will be covering are obesity worldwide, assessing body weight and body composition, trying to gain weight.
According to the textbook, “obesity has more than doubled globally since 1980, with over 1.9 billion overweight and 600 million obese adults.” 1.9 billion overweight… that number is absolutely staggering. The reason why there are so many overweight people in today’s society is because we have a lot more people compared to 50 years ago and also it is easier to have access to food here in America. With just a click of a button, someone can deliver us food. These major food corporations have taken over and have the ability to persuade our mentality.
There are many factors to why as a society we are gaining a lot of weights. One main factor that the book mentions is environmental factors. According to the book “ automobiles, remote controls, and desk jobs lead us to sit more and move less.” I believe that companies should allow each employee a grace period of 15 minutes so that they can maneuver around and get the blood flowing.
I was always considered skinny growing up. Even at 185 right now some people will call me skinny. I plan on gaining 15 more pounds over the summer . In the textbook it provides us with tips to gaining weight. To gain weight the textbook recommends that an individual should eat regularly scheduled times, avoid diuretics, laxatives, and lastly try to eat with people you are comfortable with. I will definitely use these recommendations while I start this new journey of gaining weight.
