Question

In paragraph form write how psychological consequences affects obesity?

Also find 3 in text citations (quotes) related to psychological consequences of obesity and explain each of them

Answer 1

Over the past several decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has increased considerably. While it has been widely documented that childhood obesity is related to a variety of negative health consequences, and numerous campaigns have focused on increasing physical activity and healthy food choices in children, less research has focused on the negative psychological consequences of childhood obesity, namely body image disturbance. This article examines research on body image disturbance in overweight/obese children, comorbidity of psychological disorders and childhood overweight/obesity, and factors that contribute to body image disturbance in overweight and obese youths. Additionally, the authors present research pertaining to treatment and prevention of body image disturbance in overweight/obese youths and discuss potential future directions for research, prevention and advocacy.

1)Weight Stigmatization and Ideological Beliefs: Relation to Psychological Functioning in Obese Adults

Objective : This study evaluated the relation among weight‐based stigmatization, ideological beliefs about weight, and psychological functioning in an obese, treatment‐seeking sample.

2.)Adolescents’ perspectives on everyday life with obesity: a qualitative study

Purpose: This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the perspectives and life experiences of adolescents living with obesity.

3) The association between weight stigma and mental health: A meta‐analysis

In 2016, more than 300 million children and adolescents and nearly 2 billion adults were affected by overweight or obesity, with rates still rising.For adults, the WHO defines overweight as a BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. For children and adolescents, overweight is defined as a BMI‐for‐age greater than 1 SD above the WHO growth reference median, and obesity as a BMI‐for‐age greater than 2 SDs above the reference median.