America is fighting with overweight The project is made by Sinkova Nastya group ТМПА th June, 2010

To start the lesson you may check your BMI (body mass index) BMI

The course consists of four chapters General Image Vocabulary Read and analyze the text Listening and comprehension

General Image Watch the program and answer the following questions: 1. What problems children suffering from overweight can face to? 2. What may help to solve this problem? 3. What is the result of being overweight? 4. What are concerns for overweight children? 5. What does Dr. Holly Atkinson mean under emotional problems? 6. To what purposes BMI serves to? children.html You may check your answers

Vocabulary BMI (body mass index) - is a reliable indicator of total body fat, which is related to the risk of disease and death. Body mass index; the body weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared (wt/ht2) used as a practical marker to assess obesity; often referred to as the Quetelet Index. An indicator of optimal weight for health and different from lean mass or percent body fat calculations because it only considers height and weight. Obesity - the condition of an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass. The condition of having an abnormally high proportion of body fat. Defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to 30. Subjects are generally classified as obese when body fat content exceeds 30 percent in women and 25 percent in men. Lose weight and its antonym gain weight Adipose tissue - Tissue, found throughout the body, in which fat is stored as an energy reserve. Excessive expansion leads to obesity.

Read and analyze the text Read an article Curing Obesity with Good Nutrition written by Daniel Alexander GoToSee journalist and find out its main idea and publish your answer in the following document. After finishing working with this part save the changes in the document and put your surname. Curing Obesity with Good Nutrition

Guess the meaning according to the article nutritionist диетолог, нутриционист, специалист по питанию nationwide общенациональный; всенародный, народный, общенародный financial burden финансовые затруднения биться (над какой-л. задачей), пытаться найти решение (каких-л. вопросов) tackle NHS (National Health Service) Национальная служба Здравоохранения surpass опережать, превышать ludicrously смехотворно, нелепо, абсурдно

Guess the meaning according to the article detrimental effect вредное воздействие medical complication осложнение заболевания weight-reducing diet диета, предназначенная для снижения веса correct fuel правильная еда boost energy level поддерживать правильный обмен веществ в организме morbidly болезненно, ненормально, патологически bone deficiency патологии костей

Listening and comprehension Listen to the tape and write a brief script

Keys General Image: 1.Heart disease, joint problems and diabetes 2.Lifestyle changes. 3.Being overweight is the result of caloric and hormonic imbalance. 4.High cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, early joint replacement, emotional problems 5. Pure self-esteem, social isolation and in some cases depression. 6. Indicates whether you are overweight or not, calculate using weight and height, compare to normal BMI for age

Resources ( videos for your health) (Collection of Nutrition Dictionaries containing a vast amount of information related to nutrition, dieting and other facts and figures about food types and other food-related topics. It also contains a glossary of medical terms and expressions concerning obesity and related pathologies and treatments) (GoToSee is an online health and therapy guide for the public, practitioners and colleges. As the UK's fastest growing health directory, we have over 16,000 therapists listed (and counting). Use our search facility to find a practitioner by location or browse our health resource to find out who you should go to see)

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