Transcript Module-1: Living Health Diet And Nutrition

Module 1
LIVING HEALTHY: DIET & NUTRITION
Session I: Healthy Eating & Food Choices
Workshop Objectives and Aims
• To become familiar with the importance of eating
healthy eating and making good food choices
• To become familiar with health problems
associated with poor eating habits and food
choices
• To become familiar with simple ways to eat better
and make better food choices
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Let’s Talk About It
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How does a man’s diet affect his risk for disease?
What does it mean to eat healthy?
How many fruits and vegetables should you
consume each day?
What are nutrients and how do you get them?
What is the food pyramid and how does it work?
How do you know what a serving size is?
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Sharing the Knowledge
• Diet, exercise and alcohol intake affect your
health now and your risk for developing certain
diseases later in life, such as obesity, heart
disease, diabetes, and several types of cancer.
• The overwhelming majority of men of color eat
unhealthy foods that are often fried in animal
fats that cause heart disease, hypertension and
some cancers.
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Our diets are often void of fresh fruits and
vegetables, beans, whole grains, lean meats and
healthy oils.
 We all need to eat better, and setting real-life goals
for diet and nutrition is a start.
 Establishing a plan to eat more fruits and vegetables
each week can help you feel and perform better
everyday.
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Sharing the Knowledge
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Foods high in fat, cholesterol and sodium (salt) are
associated with heart disease; higher fiber diets and
those low in sugar help keep weight down and lower
risk for diabetes.
Boosting your fiber intake by eating plenty of beans,
whole grains, fruits and vegetables (especially
vegetables that are deep-yellow, dark-green and leafy,
or from the cabbage family) can help reduce your risk
for certain cancers.
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Did You Know?
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It is recommended that you eat 3-5 serving of
vegetables and 2-4 servings of fruit each day.
Nutrients are the basic "nutritional ingredients"
in the foods you eat. They include protein,
carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, and minerals. Water
is sometimes called a nutrient, because it is vital
for life.
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Did You Know?
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1 slice bread or 1/2 bagel the size of a hockey puck.
1/2 cup cooked rice equals a cupcake wrapper.
1/2 cup pasta equals an ice cream scoop.
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Breads, Cereals, Rice, Pasta, and other Grains Group:
Fruit and Vegetable Group:
One fruit and vegetable serving is equal to one piece the
size of a tennis ball or 1/2 cup the size of a light bulb.
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Did You Know?
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Meat, Chicken, Fish, Dry Beans and Peas, Eggs, and Nuts
Group:
3 ounces lean meat, chicken, or fish measures up to a deck of
cards or a check book.
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Dairy Group:
1 ounce cheese equals about 4 dice.
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Fats, Oils, and Sweets Group:
Eat sparingly. For a teaspoon of fat, look to the tip of your
thumb.
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Your Opinion Matters—Connecting the
Knowledge Inside
• What are some of the challenges men of
color face in eating healthy and making
healthy food choices?
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Wrap-Up
• Quiz / Main Messages
LIVE WELL!
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Session II: Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Workshop Objectives and Aims
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To become familiar with issues related to
high cholesterol and heart disease
To become familiar with simple ways to
lower cholesterol and reduce your risk for
heart disease
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Let’s Talk About It
1. What is cholesterol?
2. What is heart disease?
3. What is a heart attack?
4. What are some ways to lower your cholesterol?
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Heart disease is caused by narrowing of the
coronary arteries that feed the heart. Like any
muscle, the heart needs a constant supply of
oxygen and nutrients, which are carried to it
by the blood in the coronary arteries.
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Sharing the Knowledge
 When the coronary arteries become narrowed or
clogged by cholesterol and fat deposits--a process
called atherosclerosis--and cannot supply enough
blood to the heart, the result is coronary heart disease
(CHD).
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Sharing the Knowledge
 Men of color are more likely to have heart disease,
much of which is associated with higher levels of
cholesterol. Recent studies have shown that by
lowering your cholesterol you can greatly reduce
your risk for developing CHD, including heart
attacks and CHD-related death.
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Sharing the Knowledge
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A heart attack occurs when an artery is severely or completely
blocked, and the heart does not get the blood it needs for more
than 20 minutes.
Symptoms of a heart attack include:
– Pain or discomfort in the center of the chest
– Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including
the arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach
– Other symptoms, such as shortness of breath (feeling like you
can't get enough air), breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea
(feeling sick to your stomach), or feeling faint or woozy
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Did You Know?
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Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) can lead to
a buildup of cholesterol in the arteries. Some
people call LDL "bad" cholesterol. You can
remember LDL by thinking, L is for
"Lousy."
The higher the LDL level in your blood, the
greater chance you have of getting heart
disease. That's pretty lousy, indeed!
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Did You Know?
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High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are also
known as "good" cholesterol (think, H is for
"Happy"). HDL helps remove cholesterol
from your body, so the higher your HDL, the
lower your chance for getting heart disease.
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Wrap-Up
• Quiz / Main Messages
LIVE WELL!
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