Health Sciences 1001A/B Study Guide - Physical Fitness, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, Pancreatic Cancer
30 Jan 2014
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Obesity is linked with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cv disease, osteoarthritis and cancer. Nearly double the amount of men are overweight than women (41% to 27%) Nearly same amount of men and woman are obese (19% and 18%) How do i stop gaining weight is more important than how do i lose weight. Stigma- a set of negative and unfair beliefs people have about something. People think that when they stigmatize obesity, they are helping. Doctors make unnecessary comments and people in the workplace are discriminated against. Fighting obesity does not mean fighting people affected by obesity. Need to attack the issue not the people. 20% of children are overweight and 11% are obese, was 15% back in the day linked to an overall reduced social well being. Low self esteem and negative emotions often accompany weight problems. Body image consists of perceptions images thoughts attitudes and emotions.
