Being obese is much more complicated than we all believe..
Posted August 13, 2020 by: Admin
More than 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight, of which 650 million are obese, approximately 13% of the population, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Over 17% of the adult population in France alone is obese, which represents more than 8 million people.
While our society increasingly tolerates obese people, however, many ideas remain completely false about their true situation.
For this reason, the British Psychological Society (BPS) has set itself the mission of increasing people’s understanding of the complexity of the subject and highlighting the problematic relationship between health and obesity.
The BPS has done this by publishing a new report that explains the real sources of the problem and suggests the best ways to address it…
A hard choice.
The British professional association blames it on growing up in an environment that is almost inactive and does not encourage physical activity.
The British Psychological Society points out that obesity is not by choice and that simply blaming a person for their looks is quite shocking. Although the association does not support the classification of obesity as a disease as the World Health Organization (WHO) has done, it continues to push for improved treatments for and debates on obesity.
Obesity, according to this group of 60,000 people, is not only the result of an individual’s lack of interest in eating well, unlike the recurring stereotypes. Although it is often caused by a person’s behavior, it is not always a choice.
Some individuals, for example, have a naturally high genetic risk that naturally makes them more likely to become obese. When this is combined with a particularly unhealthy environment and an inability to access good quality, healthy food, these factors can very quickly tip the balance in the wrong direction.
Psychological experience.
Unhealthy eating habits gained in childhood can be carrying over into adulthood. Also, the report of the British group pointed out the importance of psychological experiences in shaping the habits of a person at risk of becoming overweight later on.
Indeed, the report discovered that almost half of the adults who sought obesity services reported having experienced some kind of childhood suffering. This may have led them to feel more vulnerable and wanting to compensate by ” emotional eating “.
Addressing the problem.
Obesity has been compared by the British Psychological Society to the problem of smoking, suggesting that they can be solved in the same way. The Director-General of the BPS, Sarb Bajwa, has suggested that the government treats the situation in question just as it does for smoking.
Smoking has been the leading cause of cancer for decades. However, British doctors warn that these days are almost over, and obesity could soon be at the top of the list – it’s only a matter of time.
