PSY 605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Etiology, Bulimia Nervosa, Vomiting
30 May 2018
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• Overweight/Obesity Map (BMI ≥ ),
• Why do people gain weight?
• Biological factors
• Lower metabolic rate
• Malfunctioning endocrine glands
• Heredity
• Set-point theory
• Your body tries to maintain set weight
• Thermostat-like mechanism
• Hypothalamus involved
• May relate to number and size of fat cells
• Psychosocial Factors
• Eat more when stressed
• Alcohol – adds calories to diet and reduces disposal of fat
• Watching television may reduce metabolic weight rates below normal resting rates
• Healthy Eating
• Eating nutritionally balanced meals
• Poor nutritional balance has been implicated as factor in many diseases
• Colon, stomach, pancreatic, prostate, and breast cancer
• Hypertension (salt and high body weight)
• Hypercholesterolemia (saturated fats)
• Type II Diabetes (body weight, sugar, fats)
• Weight Management
• Nutrition and exercise counseling
• Self-monitoring
• Stimulus control techniques
• Altering the act of eating
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