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Adult obesity in Canada- Presentation Layout -

Background Info1. What is Obesity?2. BMI Scale3. Visceral Fat vs

Subcutaneous Fat

Specific Details1. Men vs Women2. Canada vs USA3. Young vs Old4. Unemployed vs

Minimum Wage & Well Payed

What is Obesity?Obesity is defined by ratio of fat to lean

body tissue, or BODY COMPOSITIONThis percentage is converted to a number

on the BODY MASS INDEX, BMIBMI is calculated as follows:Metric: BMI=weight(kg)/height (metres)2Non-metric: BMI=weight(pounds)/height (inches)2

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Obesity is not only found in Large people but also in Skinny people – Visceral fat

What is Visceral fat?Visceral Fat is the fat which surround the internal

organs. More dangerous than Subcutaneous Fat (Fat close to the skin level)

This is a dangerous fat to have as it drastically increases an individuals risk of Hypertension, Diabetes, Stroke, and Heart Disease.

Visceral fat is only measured accurately by an imaging machine that can see how much of the abdomen is made up of visceral fat. A person may be within a healthy weight range, but still have too much intra-abdominal fat around the internal organs. BMI scale cannot measure the amount of Visceral Fat per individual.

What is the BMI scale?The Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a tool

used to calculate whether an individual is overweight, underweight, obese or normal weight based only on their height and weight.

The BMI is not Gender specificThe BMI is accurate for most of the

General Population but for athletes, the elderly, and Vertically Challenged people (Love you Estefan <3 hehe), the BMI is incredibly in accurate.

BMI Scale ReadingsBMI range Risk of developing health

problemsUnderweight <18.5 IncreasedNormal weight 18.5 to 24.9 LeastOverweight 25.0 to 29.9 IncreasedObese Class I 30.0 to 34.9 HighObese Class II 35.0 to 39.9 Very highObese Class III ≥ 40.0 Extremely highBMI is calculated as follows:Metric: BMI=weight(kg)/height (metres)2Non-metric: BMI=weight(pounds)/height (inches)2

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BMI Pros and ConsPRO

1. Can predict an individuals idea weight based on height (supposedly)

2. The BMI scale is easy to use and can give a quick result when needed

CON1. Does not take Muscle

mass / weight of muscle into account

2. BMI shows us that an individual with more muscle mass is at higher risk for CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) due to their appalling obese nature...blah!

3. BMI also may not accurately reflect body fatness in people who are under 5 feet and in older people, who tend to lose muscle mass as they age.

CANADA vs USACanada’s adult obesity rate is significantly

lower than that in the United States: 23.1% compared with 29.7%.

Canada currently has a 7.6% unemployment percentage and the USA has 8.7% unemployed

The USA has over 200 Fast Food Chains and Canada has 46 !

The USA has over 200 QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) Chains

While Canada has just over 40…

•How do you think this contributes to obesity in the USA?•If Canada has significantly fewer QSR choices, why do you think that the obesity percentage of population between the two countries is so comparable?

USA obesity Diagram

Young vs OldIn 2004, nearly one-quarter (23.1%) of adult

Canadians, 5.5 million people aged 18 or older, were obese. An additional 36.1% (8.6 million) were overweight

Diabetes Amongst Youth, 2002 – 2005 (USA)

Unemployed (Low Income)Those who are without a job are on a lower

income. Therefore, those who are on a lower income will likely eat lower priced foods, drink cheaper beverages and buy in expensive living materials in order to stay alive.

McDonalds, Wendy’s, Subway, KFC, etc. are all examples of low cost foods. These, as we know, are incredibly taxing on the body.

1 gram of trans fat / 2 grams of saturated fat, increases the risk of CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) by 20 %

a double quarter ponder with cheese, which would feed one person for lunch or dinner, contains 20g of Saturated Fat…you do the math ;) (Winky Face)

Unemployment: Ethnicity / Women

Middle Class – Upper Class(Employed)Naturally, those with more income can afford

materials with a larger price tag, eg. The stake and garden greens salad from earls rather than the double quarter pounder with cheese from McDonalds.

Studies do show however, that those who have a larger income end up spending according to their income. Therefore, although they make more money, they end up in a very similar situation financially as those with a smaller income. This then leads them to consuming the foods that make Mr.O angry – Body Taxing Foods!!!!

Canada vs USA Unemployment

Employment Rate

BMI>30kg/m^2 (black) and Abdominal Obesity (grey)

Want to investigate some of the leading causes of obesity??Check out documentaries like FAST

FOOD NATIONStarring: Ethan Hawke and Wilmer

Valderama

Sites Used1. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statis

tics/#Diagnosed20 (diabetes graphs)

2. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/stcsr/query.html?qt=unemployment&charset=iso-8859-1&ct=300900200&qm=1&qp (statistics Canada)