MGT 467 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Protected Group, Prescription Drug, World Health Organization
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Appearance includes: weight, height, race, sex, physical disfigurement, beauty, makeup, hairstyle, and attire. Preference for thinner people and dislike for overweight people. People of color, women, older people, and the poor are more likely to be overweight. Assumed to be lazy, unmotivated, and lacking discipline. Obese = 20% above recommended height and weight. Morbid obesity = 100 lbs over recommended weight and height. World health organization: measures body mass index (bmi) Attractive people seen as more intelligent, sociable, and popular. Of 7 billion people in world, more than 1 billion are overweight. In u. s. , 68% of adults fall into obese and overweight categories. 75% in samoa and areas of south pacific. Shift from active to sedentary jobs and lifestyles. Greater chance of being overweight if children watched more than 3 hours of tv per day. Weight is controlled by social, behavioral, cultural, physiological, metabolic, and genetic factors.
