Part 1 How many kcals do you burn in a typical day? How can you increase or decrease the number of kcals that you burn in one day? Why do hospitalized patients often burn more kcals than couch potatoes? Is there such thing as an ideal body weight? How much weight is too much? What are the health risks associated with obesity? How do you measure/assess whether someone is obese? What advice would you give to someone trying to lose weight? Do you think surgery is an answer to the obesity problem? Do you think changing school lunch menus or banning birthday cupcakes at school will help fight obesity? What do you think will help Americans fight the obesity epidemic?              part 2     how much fat or carbohydrate a person should eat everyday

Part 1

How many kcals do you burn in a typical day? How can you increase or decrease the number of kcals that you burn in one day? Why do hospitalized patients often burn more kcals than couch potatoes? Is there such thing as an ideal body weight? How much weight is too much? What are the health risks associated with obesity? How do you measure/assess whether someone is obese? What advice would you give to someone trying to lose weight? Do you think surgery is an answer to the obesity problem? Do you think changing school lunch menus or banning birthday cupcakes at school will help fight obesity? What do you think will help Americans fight the obesity epidemic? 

part 2

how much fat or carbohydrate a person should eat everyday. Are there essential fats? Are carbohydrates essential? Are some types of carbohydrates healthier options than others? Do you consume artificial sweeteners? What does the research say about artificial sweeteners? Do you think there are good fats and bad fats? Explain. Are there benefits to low fat diets? low carb diets? Are there problems with low fat or low carb diets?