Obesity: A National Epidemic
의학적인 장애로 분류됨에도 불구하고, 발전과 치료측면에서 심리적인 요소들과 관련
실태
- 미국뿐만이 아니라 전 세계적 흐름
- 미국인구의 70% 이상이 적정 체중 이상 및 비만
(1960s 정부주도하의 비만 인구수 추적 후)
- 아동 및 청소년 비만 인구수 증가(지난 25년간 2배 이
1. 비만증의 정의
인류의 역사를 돌아보면 오늘날처럼 건강과 비만이 문제가 된 적이 없으며, 설령 문제가 되더라도 대부분의 사람에게 이렇게 심각한 위험이 되지는 않았다. 현대사회에서는 비만이 각종성인병의 주요 원인이 되고 있는 실정이다.
최근, 우리나라에서도 비만한 사람의 숫자가 증
-Children obesity rate
: 11.2%(2008)→13.2%(2009)→14.3%(2010)
-Higher obesity rate
: 0.8%(2008)→1.1%(2009)→1.3%(2010)
<교육과학기술부, 2011.06>
Being obesity and being overweight are not exactly the same thing. An obese person has a large amount of extra body fat, not just a few extra body weight.
Nowadays horrible diseases such as hy
TV on Obesity
A growing body of research suggests the importance of identifying the mechanisms by which Social Economic Status (SES) links early-life risk factors to later-life health.
Ferraro and Kelly-Moore found that obesity was a turning point in the health of adults. They found that obesity had long-term effects on disability: exceeding the body mass index threshold of 30 was associated
important.
Skipping meal will effect the development of body because of lack of nutrients. Minerals, proteins and vitamins are the easy nutrients to be lack of.
If the nutrient is over consumed the body fat will accumulate under skin and will lead to obesity.
Eating a lot is not always good!
Maintaining the weight by consuming low calories and try to exercise and increase the energy uses.
Obesity, 80 percent of consumers want this information. Only four states - California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon - currently have laws that require the posting of nutrition information on menus and menu boards in restaurant chains. At the local level, Seattle, Philadelphia, New York City, Nashville, and San Francisco have menu labeling provisions in place.
States that passed legislatio
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent
mainly defined by BMI
Diet (over nutrition)
Genetics
Medical and psychiatric illness
Social determinants
Infectious agents
Leptin is a protein hormone that plays a key role in regulating energy intake and energy expenditure, including appetite and metabolism.
produced primarily in the adipocytes
Major public health problem
Factors in development of obesity
Biological
Heredity and genetics
Fat cell development
Sex and age
Race and ethnicity
Factors in development of obesity
Environmental
Socioeconomic status
Built environment
Social factors
Lifestyle and behavioral
Physical activity
Psychological factors
Perception of weight
Setting realistic goals
Weight-management lif
Global epidemic for public health (WHO)
국내의 경우 비만의 유병률은 계속 증가하고 있는 추세
비만으로 초래되는 사회적 비용 - 3.4조원
BMI(Body Mass Index)
WHO says “the most simple index used to classify overweight”
BMI= Weight / Height²
2530 : obesity
Obesity could cause severe risk of health problems(ex. 당뇨,
Obesity and Consumer Choice
- 바디사이즈와 소비자 행동의 관계
- 선진국의 비만아 발생률 증가
- 비만이 소비자 사이코그래픽스와 문화의 소비, 제품의 선택에
주는 영향
U.S. Financial Industry
- 고유가 정책과 저조한 직업창출이 소비경향을 누름
- 소비자들의 소비경향이 눈에 띌 정도로 저조