Dr Aamodt Recommendations For Health Regulation Case Study

1) Explain the effect of dieting on a person's homeostatic regulation of body weight.

The hypothalamus sends signals to tell your body if you need gain or lose weight in order to adjust hunger, activity and metabolism and keep your weight regulated. When you lose weight your muscles start burning less energy because your metabolism is suppressed. Your body doesn’t know that you need to lose weight so it just reacts to losing a lot of weight as it is being starved. “Studies have shown that girls who diet as teenagers are three times more likely to be overweight five years later.”

2) What are Dr. Aamodt’s recommendations for health promotion?
Dr.Aamodt’s recommends mindful eating, learning when your body is hungry and when it is full then