Metabolic Disease: Unit 3

What is metabolic disease?

In this unit we will focus on the question: What is metabolic disease? We will first define and investigate the metabolic and physiological causes of obesity. Once we understand what obesity is, we can relate it to diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis, which are both affected by obesity. In all the lessons, the information is connected directly to lifestyle choices that are modifiable.

Lesson 1

What is obesity and how does BMI relate?

This lesson begins by presenting data that shows the rise in obesity levels in the United States over the past thirty years. Next we raise the question of how obesity is measured and students then critique the different methods to measure body composition and to define obesity. In the end of the lesson we transition to exploring the causes of obesity.

Objectives – Define body composition and obesity.
– List some of the comorbidities of obesity.
Activities Worksheet: Compare two characters that have similar BMIs but very different ratios of body fat.
Materials Printed Materials:
– Activity worksheet
– HW worksheet
Homework Complete homework worksheet.

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

Teacher Prep: Unit 3 Lesson Overview Videos

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