Nutrition


 * NUTRITION INFORMATION**

The following interactive websites can help you to determine what a healthy weight is and how to eat proper amounts of food. They will also help you to know what types of foods are important to eat and which types to eat sparingly.** [|Better Ideal Weight Calculations] [|MyPyramid]
 * Resources:

Childhood obesity has become a major concern of pediatricians and nutritionists because it can lead to diabetes and other life-threatening problems. Fast food has also come under attack in recent years due to its high concentration of fats and calories, Here are a few books that you might like to check out at your local library: __Fast Food Nation__ by Eric Schlosser __Junk Food Fast Food Health Food__ by Lila Pearl __Want Fries With That? Obesity and the Supersizing of America__ by Scott Ingram __Eat This(For Kids) Not That__! by David Zinczenko
 * Obesity**: The definition of obesity is "being 20% or more overweight".

This is what morbid obesity looks like:

__**Eating Disorders:**__ __Anorexia nervosa (Self starvation)__ This is what anorexia looks like:
 * Eating disorders include "Anorexia Nervosa" and "Bulimia Nervosa". They are basically psychological disturbances which result in problems in how a person handles eating. For more information and a list of warning signs and symptomes of each, please visit the following website: [|www.renfrewcenter.com]**

Listen to the stories of two people: media type="file" key="anorexia.asf"



__Bulimia nervosa ( A cycle of binge eating followed by purging):

Listen to one person's story: media type="file" key="bulimia.asf"__