CHRISTINA ZERILLI

12 FACTS

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• 1 out of every 6 people from age 6-19 are overweight.
• Experts now fear that obesity will soon be even more than a crisis; it will be the American way of life.
• Fast food didn't come from the food industries it came from Henry Ford (car industry)
• 20% to 35% of calories should come from fats.
• The J.R sim plot company provides the majority of Mc.Donald's French fries.

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• Weight in pounds / height in inches (times) height in inches (times) 703=BMI (body mass index)
• A bML is: below 18.5= underweight, 18.5-24.9= normal,
• Your only so posed to have one piece of meat a day.
• Mono- and polyunsaturated fats are actually good for you.
• 25.0-29.9= overweight, 30.0 and above=obese

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• Body fat percentages: essential fat=W(10-12%) M(2-4%)
• athletes= W(14-20%) M(6-13%)
• acceptable= W(25-31%) M(18-25%)
• obese= W(32% and above) M(25% and above)
• fitness= W(21-24%) M(14-17%)

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• Each gram of carbohydrate you consume will give your body 4 calories each gram of protein also gives body 4 calories. Each gram of fat, the most concentrated form of food energy, gives your body 9 calories.
• Foods that are high in fiber include whole oats, long-grain brown rice, beans, broccoli, apples, figs, prunes, green leafy vegetables, and fruit and vegetables skins. The American Gastroenterological Association recommends that adults get an average of 30 to 35 grams of fiber each day. Currently American adults get an average of only 11 grams per day.
• Women= should take 2,200 calories a day. Men=2,800 calories a day.