Power of Weight! :)

Speech Objective:

                I would like to discuss with health conscious individuals the science behind weight gain so that we may fully understand how we gain weight and so that we may better appreciate our bodies.

Outline:

I.     Introduction

A. Attention Material. What makes a girl sexy?

B. Tie to the audience. Interesting facts about body sizes and figures 

•   Over half of the females age 18-25 studied would prefer to be run over by a truck than to be fat, and two-thirds would choose to be mean or stupid rather than fat.

• A survey of college students found that they would prefer to marry an embezzler, drug user, shoplifter, or blind person than someone who is fat.

C. Credibility. I’m having a hard time gaining weight even if I eat a lot so this topic interests me most and that I can relate to this because of my experience.

D. Preview. I will explain the meaning of body image and the science behind weight gain.

II.   Body

A.   Healthy and unhealthy body image

B.   Science behind weight gain 

•   FTO gene

•  Fat enzyme (MGAT2)

III. Conclusion

·         Summary

·         Appreciation of our bodies

·         Quote about physical appearance

•   “I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself."

Works Cited:

Gaesser, Glenn A., PhD. Big Fat Lies: The truth about your weight and your health. Gurze Books, 2002.

Discover Magazine:  7 February 2012. <http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/03/17/why-do-some-people-never-get-fat-scientists-may-have-the-answer/>

BBC News: 7 February 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7838668.stm>

About: 7 February 2012. <http://teenadvice.about.com/od/dietinghealthfitness/a/healthybody.htm>

Eating Disorders: 7 February 2012. <http://eatingdisorders.org.au/body-image>

The Quotations Page: 11 February 2012. <http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/body/>