Metabolic consequences of weight reduction

Jul 12, 2016 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Metabolic consequences of weight reduction

At “usual” body weight, there is little difference (F) between actual energy stores, predominantly adipose tissue, and a centrally perceived “ideal.” Perturbations in F induce changes in both energy intake…

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Hidden persuaders: environmental contributors to obesity

Jul 12, 2016 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Hidden persuaders: environmental contributors to obesity

(Modified from Wansink 2004) Although the environmental factors outlined in Figure 6-1 will be discussed individually, it is important to realize that they operate simultaneously. Consider the end-of-the-year weight gain…

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Treatment of overweight and obesity in children

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Furthermore, their recommendations updated the 1998 definitions (6), replacing “at-risk for overweight” with the term “overweight” to describe children with BMIs from the 85th to the <95th percentile, and replacing…

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Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity

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Drugs used for obesity treatment can, in theory, target and decrease food intake or energy absorption, or increase physical activity or basal metabolism/energy expenditure, but drugs currently approved for weight-loss…

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Assessment of obesity risk in the community

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Source: Ref. (1). Definition of Community Communities are generally defined by geographic boundaries such as villages, towns, or cities, but they can also be defined using smaller geographic limits such…

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Eating behaviors in obesity: the role of appetite

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Broad environmental factors such as the constant availability of food, high energy density of common foods, and large portion sizes will also directly affect energy intake, and appetitive traits and…

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