Class Work

1. Return to your group and get organized. Your group will present the answers to the questions to the class. Each of you must speak. Divide the work.

Topics for discussion groups:
1. Body image
2. Weight discrimination
3. Obesity
4. Underweight
5. Eating Disorders
6. Healthy Eating
7. Physical fitness
8. Weight loss - how to's (If you were not here on Wednesday, this is your group and your topic.)

As a group, come up with the following:
A. A definition
B. Statistics - how many are impacted by this? What is the monetary cost?
C. A specific example from the news
D. Medical suggestions/reactions
E. Impact on health

2. Information sharing . . .

3. As you listen, keep a running bulleted list of information that is interesting, new, or surprising!

4. Discussion of your food logs . . . do you make healthy choices? What are your food demons?

Homework
If you have not already done so, read the remaining articles. Answer the Thinking About the Text questions following the remaining selections.
"Six Rules for Eating Wisely"
"Diabisity," A Crisis in an Expanding Country
"O.K., So I'm Fat"
"Bodily Harm"

Decide on a topic related to health that is a problem for some. Find two articles from "professional" sources that relate to the problem. This is in preparation for the final essay. It will be a problem/solution essay and will basically follow the same pattern as the PowerPoint. We will review the guidelines on Monday and look at sample essays.

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