PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, World Health Organization, Socioeconomic Status

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1001
• Professor: markherbert

Document Summary

Determined based on a weight-to-height ratio called the body mass index (bmi) Obesity has doubled in the past 40 years. World health organization now considers obesity a greater problem than infectious disease in. Health risks: mortality (reduced life span, type ii diabetes, stroke, dementia. Obese people are often victims of discrimination. Judged lazier and less attractive, stupid and incompetent: less likely to be hired, especially if they are females, also, get a lower salary. Result of a biological abnormality unrelated to overeating (obesity is usually caused by overeating though: genetics. Adoption and twin studies have shown that a good deal of the variation in obesity an be attributed to genetics. Bmi"s of kids are (cid:272)loser to bmi"s of biological parents. Possible reasons: more fat cells, lower metabolic rate, fewer leptin receptors (more insulin, etc. ) Prevalence of fast foods and larger servings. 200-300 more calories per da(cid:455) tha(cid:374) i(cid:374) the (cid:1005)97(cid:1004)"s. Socioeconomic status (lack of education or access to healthy alternatives)