Grade 8Healthy Living

Grade 8Healthy Living

Body Image and

Healthy Eating

SCO 3.15: critically analyze industry's impact on body image and healthy eating

You will work in partnerships to complete the ten tasks in this lesson.

Body Image

Body image refers to:

-How you view your physical self

-How you feel about how you look

-How you feel others view your physical appearance

-A person’s feelings about the sexual attractiveness of his/her body

Body Image

The fact is, we all come in different shapes and sizes and we can’t all look the same.

(Nor would we want that!)

Body Image

Throughout history it has been extremely difficult for people to live up to the standards of society and what they believe the ideal body is. There are many factors that lead to a person’s body image, some of these include:

•family dynamics•biological predispositions (e.g., depression and anxiety)•cultural expectations (e.g., media and politics)•peer pressure

People are constantly told and shown the cosmetic appeal of weight loss and are warned about the risks of obesity; this is something that can lead to a change in a person’s body image.

Body Image

Video #1 - Picture Perfect (Female perspective)

Video #2 – Shredded (Male perspective)

Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty

Girls 20 Summit http://www.dove.ca/en/Tips-Topics-And-Tools/Videos/Girls-20-Summit.aspx

Amy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkFPN1WYi3E

Evolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Onslaught http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epOg1nWJ4T8

If you Love Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSY7zpINa4

SuperBowl Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIe0FSvnycY

Artists’s against Bullying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzfYL51e3HI

Body Image

Task #1

Write one power sentence each for Amy, Evolution, and Onslaught and one power sentence for Artists against Bullying that shows an understanding of the message(s) in each video. (That’s 44 quality sentences.)

Self Esteem

Self Esteem and

Body Image

Self Esteem: Self esteem is your opinion of yourself. High self esteem is a good opinion of yourself and low self esteem is a bad opinion of yourself.

Task #2Answer the following questions:

1. What makes a body healthy? 

2. Do you have to be thin to be healthy? Explain.

3. How might wanting to look like the people we see on television and in magazines be a negative thing? 

Possible answers…1. Balanced diet, exercise, lots of sleep, low stress in life etc.

2. Not all thin people are healthy. They might have eating disorders that starve their bodies or they’re simply not getting the nutrients their bodies need to perform properly.Also, a thin person might be less healthy in terms of cardiovascular (heart) and lung function.

3. People who desperately want to be thin may develop eating disorders, exercise obsessively, or turn to smoking or drugs as a way to control appetite. They may develop low self esteem and become depressed if they can't change the way they look.

Task #3Answer the following questions:

1.  Do you think that it is important to have cool clothes and accessories? Circle one answer. 

Very Important      Somewhat Important      Not Important

2.  Think carefully. Which of these groups has the most influence on what you consider to be cool? Why?

•your friends •kids you know who are a little older than you •kids who are really popular •celebrities  / media

3.  Name the first five brand names that come to mind for stuff like clothing, food, sports items and games. (Don't think about it, just write down the first five brand names that come to mind!)   

Task #4 What makes a person ‘cool’? 

Brainstorm traits that define someone as cool:

Is “cool” more external or internal? Explain.

Is it external - the way they look, or the way they dress?or

Is it internal - the way they act?

Think of your friends and what is really important. Write five things that are important to you in a friend.

Why do you think our society puts so much emphasis on the outward appearance?

Advertising and Body Image

Task #5: Advertising messages

Choose an advertisement (from a magazine) that uses body image to sell and answer the following questions: (attach or glue your ad on the back!)

1.What is this advertisement selling?

2.What are the physical traits/characteristics of the person/people in the ad?

3. What are some of the sub messages presented about society and the roles of men or women?

Body Image

Eating disorders Boy’s toys (Action figures, G.I. Joe, Superheroes, Wrestling figures, Ken doll, etc.) Girl’s toys (Barbies, Polly Pockets, Bratz dolls, Princesses, etc.) Music videos What is beauty? Girls and Boys magazines The MediaActions/practices (Dieting, smoking, sun tanning, Teeth Whiteners, Cosmetic surgery, Hair straightening, piercings, tattoos, etc.Cultural influences (African hair straightening, African nose pinching, Asian foot binding, other cultures??, etc.)

Task #6In your partnership, choose one of the topics relating to Body Image from the list below.

Body Image

Once you have selected your topic, your mission is to research and communicate the connection to body image.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A

Healthy Eating

Do you eat well?Do you eat healthily?

Task #7: Complete the handout titled Healthy Living Plan

OMIT

OMIT

Click on the poster ›

Activity: Take a close look at Canada’s Food Guide.

Healthy Eating

Canada’s Food Guidehttp://www.has.uwo.ca/hospitality/nutrition/pdf/foodguide.pdf

Thirsty?

Energy Drinks – Part 1

Skim read each article/link above and make a one paragraph statement on what you have learned about energy drinks.

Energy Drinks and Power Barshttp://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/energy.html

Energy Drinks http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/09/11/energy-drinks-are-more-dangerous-than-you-think/

List of Energy Drinks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_energy_drinks

Energy Drink or Drug? http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/02/03/treat-energy-drinks-like-drugs-column/1887797/

Teens and Energy Drinks http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobaurist/2013/02/01/new-study-says-teens-and-energy-drinks-are-a-bad-combo/

Task # 8

Healthy Eating

Task # 9:

Energy Drinks – Part 2 Read the article titled Energy Drinks and Working Outand answer the questions that follow.*It’s a handout… back table!!

Healthy Snack?

Bar Exam… Pass or fail?http://www.cspinet.org/nah/12_00/barexam.html

Food for thought…

Sweet Tooth?

Sugar

Skim read each article/link above and make a one paragraph statement on what you have learned about sugar.

Sugar Stacks Website http://www.sugarstacks.com

Sugar and your brain…http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/04/01/what-eating-too-much-sugar-does-to-your-brain/

Sugar and addiction

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/20/sugar-dangers.aspx

Task # 10:

Sugar’s in disguise…

Task #11

Follow the link here…http://www.newworld.co.nz/clubs/babies-club/family-nutrition/sugar-in-disguise/

Provide a brief summary of each of the various forms of sugar that might be found on an ingredient label.

Assessment

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Outcome SCO 3.15: critically analyze industry's impact on body image and healthy eating

Due: