THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON ONE'S HEALTH

The Negative Effects of obesity on one's health

Abstract

The occurrence of fatness has advanced spectacularly in the past three decades and is a serious concern in the United States. According to the National Center for Health Statistics in 1999, 61% of American adults were classified as overweight or obese. The prevalence is even higher among African Americans and Hispanics; nearly two thirds of African Americans are overweight or obese. In addition, the number of overweight children has increased dramatically. Between 1963 and 1980, childhood obesity increased by 98% among 6- to 11-year-olds. Prevalence in children is estimated to be 14% to 22%. Excessive weight is associated with a number of health problems and ultimately mortality. Being overweight also brings with it a number of psychological and social consequences.

The Negative Effects of obesity on one's health

Chapter 1: Introduction

In today's society, there is a negative communal stigma concerning obesity. In addition to the obvious healthcaredangers affiliated with obesity, despondency and other psychological matters often arise. At alarming rates, a growing number of mature persons and children are struggling with obesity. Obesity has a definite influence on personal, mental, and social well being of any individual. The value of life for obese individuals varies but most obese persons have a direct linkage between obesity and poor value of life(Malina, 2003).

Gender has an effect on the connection between despondency and obesity. In a study that utilized a structured interview to diagnose foremost despondency in a large experiment of mature persons, obese women were likelier than non-obese women to have had a major depressive episode during the previous year. Similarly obese women, when contrasted to non-obese women, were likelier to report suicidal ideation and attempts. In compare, obese men, when compared to non-obese men had a decreased risk of despondency, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts.

Binge consuming and despondency may assist to weight gain and obesity, which, in turn, may contrary affect mood. Depression also may be affiliated with declines in personal activity, which may boost obesity risk. This sense of decrease of control over consuming demeanour is widespread amidst obese individuals. Hharmful attitudes in the direction of obese persons continue to discriminatory behaviors against them. Specifically, there seems to be a prejudice against hiring obese persons as well as pay discrimination against overweight women(Keller, 2002).

There has been anxiety that eating sparingly to misplace heaviness (as are against to genuine heaviness decrease) may be hurtful to psychological well-being since eating sparingly is often failed and may have negative penalties for self-evaluation. Bar iatric, surgery patients have described impressive improvements in psychological functioning that are associated with degree of weight loss. (EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE, section 14 - Marsha D Marcus, PhD, October 24, 2002)

There is discrimination against obese individuals in numerous communal areas. Many people accept as true that there is a direct association between obesity and socioeconomic status. Obese mature persons face intense prejudice, whereas women are likely more expected than men are ...