Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Osteoarthritis, Body Composition, Energy Economics
21 Feb 2017
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Linked with many chronic diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cv disease, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancer. In 2012, 41. 3% of canadian men and 26. 9% of women were classified as overweight: 19% of men and 18% of women were classified as obese, combined rates have remained stable since 2010. Bmi - weight in kg/ height in m2 -> common way that we use for categorizing obesity. Stigma: a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or groups have about something: popular media messages of obese people usually don"t show their faces -> dehumanizes them in a way. 18+% of children in america are obese. Symptoms of obesity: sleep apnea, dizzy when they get up, diabetes. Strong, persistent and pervasive bias around overweight people. Some people believe that stigmatizing overweight people will motivate them but it. It"s so socially acceptable to stigmatize obese people demoralizes them to give up and they are more likely to eat more.
