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📋 Summary

Weight Control 📊⚖️

PSY408 - Health Psychology

BMI (Body Mass Index) 📊

Measure of weight relative to height!

  • Healthy 😊: 18.5 - 24.9
  • Overweight 😐: 25 - 29.9
  • Obese 😟: 30+

Waist Circumference 📏

  • Women at risk: >35 inches! 👩⚠️
  • Men at risk: >40 inches! 👨⚠️

7 Health Risks of Obesity 😨

  1. Type 2 Diabetes 🩸
  2. Heart Disease & Stroke 💔
  3. Cancer 🎗️
  4. Sleep Apnea 😴🚫
  5. Osteoarthritis 🦴
  6. Gallbladder Disease 🫀
  7. Fatty Liver Disease 🫁

What Works for Weight Loss? ✅

  • Dieting alone = NOT effective! 🥗❌
  • Fad diets = unhealthy & unsustainable! 📉
  • Best approach: Healthy eating + Exercise! 🥗🏃✅
  • Lose ½ to 2 pounds per week! 📉✅

What Doesn't Work ❌

  • Quick-fix diets! ⚡❌
  • Extreme calorie restriction! 🚫🍽️
  • Diet without exercise! 🥗🚫🏃

Key Takeaways 🔑

  • BMI helps measure healthy weight! 📊
  • Obesity causes MANY health problems! 😨
  • Slow, steady weight loss works best! 🐢✅
  • Diet + Exercise = winning combo! 🥗🏃🏆