PSY 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Eating Disorder, Undue Influence, Weight Watchers
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How much do you weigh: getting heavy. The problem: obesity: a quick self-assessment, bmi calculator. Internal versus external factors: vending machines, fast food, etc. Internal factors: metabolism declines: rate at which the body burn calories while resting. As you grow older the metabolism slow downs. 1. 5. you eat when you get older you will get fat) At the age of 18 females drop off of their metabolism. At the age of 25 males begin to drop off of their metabolism. Burn less and less calories when you get older (if you don"t change how: fat cells and set point. A fat person can have 3x as many fat cells than a skinny person due to genetics. When fat cells are empty then you are hungry. 6: french fries 16 calories an inch, exercise maintains metabolism. If you run a mile you get to get an extra boiled egg: factors affecting weight.
