PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Homicide, Binge Eating Disorder, Legal Drinking Age
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During piberty, body"s basal metabolism rate (minimal amount of energy used while resting) drops about 15% Individuals considered obese if bmi is at or above the 95th percentile for people of same age and gender, at great risk for besity of bmi is above 90th percentile, and overweight is its at or above 85th percentile. More than 1/6 of adolescents in us are obese, 15% at risk. Increase in adolescent obesity has been especially dramatic among black females. Adolescent obesity epidemic has been documented in many other industrialized and developing nations. Individuals at risk for obesity show greater activiation of brain"s reward centre in general, heightened responses to images of food, and poorer impulse control. Some studies indicate depression leads to obesity rather than vice versa. Long term psychological consequences of obesity in adolescents greater for females. Nearly 80% of obese adolescents will be obese adults but long term consequences of adolescent obesity disappear among individuals not obese as adults.
