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Health and psychological consequences of obesity: Challenges and future directions

Obesity is a metabolic disease that is becoming a worldwide epidemic. It’s accompanied by numerous comorbid potentially life-threatening disorders, huge economic costs, and its prevalence is increasing in almost all developed countries. Obesity aetiology is very complex and involves a multifaceted group of risk and protective factors. Recent studies of obesity are examining how underlying differences in neurobiology guide eating behaviour (e.g. impulsivity, craving and binge eating). Although the biological, psychological, and social perspective needs to be considered for understanding the phenomena of obesity, the focus of this lecture is primarily on psychological determinants of obesity. Obesity research is most commonly correlative, therefore the factors that precede the development of obesity are considered causes, and some that follow obesity are considered to be its consequences. I will present some of the most significant research that show how psychological factors, such as responsiveness to emotional experience or self- imposed restraint eating increase the likelihood of obesity. The presentation will also emphasize the consequences of obesity like the growing prevalence of mental illness, particularly depression, anxiety and eating disorders. The implication for the treatment will also be discussed.

risk factors in obesity, depression, obesity treatment

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