PSYC 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Twin, French Fries, Insulin Resistance
16 Dec 2019
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Definition using bmi (weight to height assoc. with body fat) 2012 more than 1/3 kids under 18 overweight, 18% kids 6-11y/o obese, 12-19y/o 21% obese. No, now increased obesity in preschoolers and teen girls. Kids may have shorter lifespan than their parents. Much better if maintain normal weight in childhood. 20% girls normal 40% boys normal become overweight in adulthood. Children with more, even if at same weight as another kid, will be hungry sooner than the other kids. In front of screens- not only prevent kids from exercising, but kids eat while they"re doing this: parents: concerned about letting their kids roam around nowadays, kids much higher risk dying obesity related causes than getting kidnapped. High bp, high cholesterol, insulin resistance -> type ii diabetes, heart disease, early death. Obesity accelerates some aspects of sexual maturation in girls. Kids and adults rate obese kids as unlikable, negative stereotypes, socially isolated, mental illnesses develop b/c unhappy.
