Assessment and Management of Obesity

Author: Dr. Pawan Kumar

Unit-1: Obesity & its Assessment 
1.1 Concept and Causes of Obesity 

 Prevention of Obesity 
 Causes of Obesity 
 Health risks associated with obesity 
1.2 Health Risks Associated with Obesity 
1.3 Assessment of Obesity - Body Mass Index (BMI). Waist-Hip 
Ratio, Skinfold Thickness (Abdomen, triceps, thigh,Suprailliac) 
 Body Mass Index (BMI) 
 Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) 
 Skin fold Thickness 
 Questions from the lesson 

Unit-2: Management of Obesity through Diet 
2.1 Nutrition and Balanced Diet 
 Meaning of Nutrition 
 Balance Diet 
 Imbalance diet can cause 
 Types of Nutreints 
2.2 Dietary Aids and Gimmicks 
2.3 Obesity and weight management through diet 

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Unit-3: Weight Management through physical activities and 
Behaviour modification 
3.1 Importance of maintaining Healthy Weight; Weight Management 
and Energy Balance 

 Importance of maintaining Healthy Weight 
 Ways to control weight 
 Weight Management 
 Importance of Weight Management 
 Energy Balance 
- Exercise and Calorie Intake 

3.2 Principles of weight management; Aerobic & anaerobic activities 

 Principles of weight management 
 Aerobic Activities 
 Benefits of Aerobic Activities 
 Biological Basis of Aerobic Exercises 
 Anaerobic Activities 
 Benefits of Anaerobic Exercises 

3.3 Behaviour Modification techniques for weight management

ISBN: 978-93-90649-45-7

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