PSY 30312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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Healthy weight= between 5th and 85th percentile. Underweight= less than 5th percentile: obesity and being overweight is increasing in prevalence increased from 5% to 17% of us children, obesity= leading to more school absences, related to both physical and emotional associated problems: Behavioral problems / peer rejection / low self-esteem. High genetic risk of developing obesity heritability accounts for a high portion of development. Obesity due to genetic factors, poor diet, lack of exercise: Therefore, importance of breastfeeding in infancy= prime factor in obesity in later life. Obese women and breastfeeding= protective level, whereas if women= malnourished, then more problems with leptin regulation because mothers not giving sufficient food. Modeling of eating behaviors from family members: fa(cid:373)ily culture arou(cid:374)d eati(cid:374)g that i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)ces people"s diets. Marketing and access to high calorie foods in the u. s. media one of main culprits of binge eating.
