Adult Weight Management Self-Study Learning Objectives
After completing the self-study module, you will be able to:
- Describe the current prevalence of overweight and obesity.
- Identify risk factors and diseases associated with overweight/obesity.
- Identify genetic, biologic, and environmental contributors to weight status.
- Define body mass index and waist circumference, and identify indications for use.
- Define and distinguish among healthy weight, overweight, and obesity.
- Distinguish among key methods used to measure body composition.
- Recognize current evidence-based recommendations for assessment and treatment of weight management ADA Adult Weight Management Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines, and the 2013 new AHA/ACC/TOS Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults.
- Be aware of techniques (and their limitations) used to assess dietary intake in overweight and obesity.
- Identify behavioral predictors of successful weight maintenance based on outcomes of the National Weight Control Registry.
- Recognize current research evaluating the efficacy of leading popular diets and diet approaches for weight management.
- Identify the components of Metabolic Syndrome (Syndrome X) and its relation to obesity.
- Describe and begin to apply counseling skills important to successful client weight management.
- Be aware of emerging research, issues and non-traditional approaches to weight management.
- List the current public health guidelines for moderate and vigorous physical activity for adults.
- Distinguish between the amount and type of physical activity recommended for general health benefits and for weight management.
- Cite the effect of sedentary behaviors on obesity.
- Cite at least three ways policies, environments, and/or systems can be changed at the community-level or higher to reduce or prevent obesity.
- Describe the rationale for and contents of the Physical Activity Toolkit for Registered Dietitians: Utilizing Resources of Exercise is Medicine.
- Identify resources to evaluate evidence-based information regarding dietary supplements promoted for weight loss.
- Describe vulnerable period in the life course that influence risk for obesity.
- Cite the effect of sedentary behaviors on obesity and other cardiometabolic risk biomarkers.