Psychosocial Factors and Perspectives on Weight Gain and Barriers to Weight Loss Among Adolescents Enrolled in Obesity Treatment

Porter, Jerlym S.; Bean, Melanie K.; Gerke, Clarice K.; Stern, Marilyn

doi:10.1007/s10880-010-9186-3

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“…Among other barriers to successful weight loss is family eating habits (eating out, unhealthy cooking and lack of healthy food in the home) [Porter et al 2010]. Family and social pressure to consume large amounts of food, including high-fat foods, have been described in focus groups as a barrier to weight loss [Blixen et al 2006].…”

Section: Barriers To Successmentioning

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Obesity management: what brings success?

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Rössner

2012

Therap Adv Gastroenterol

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Abstract:The upward trend in obesity prevalence across regions and continents is a worldwide concern. Today a majority of the world's population live in a country where being overweight or obese causes more deaths than being underweight. Only a portion of those qualifying for treatment will get the health care they need. Still, a minor weight loss of 5-10% seems to be sufficient to provide a clinically significant health benefit in terms of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Diet, exercise and behavior modifications remain the current cornerstones of obesity treatment. Weight-loss drugs play a minor role. Drugs which were available and reasonably effective have been withdrawn because of side effects. The fact that the 'old' well known, but pretty unexciting tools remain the basic armamentarium causes understandable concern and disappointment among both patients and therapists. Hence, bariatric surgery has increasingly been recognized and developed, as it offers substantial weight loss and prolonged weight control. The present review highlights the conventional tools to counter obesity, lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery, including some of the barriers to successful weight loss: (1) unrealistic expectations of success; (2) high attrition rates; (3) cultural norms of self-acceptance in terms of weight and beliefs of fat being healthy; (4) neighborhood attributes such as a lack of well-stocked supermarkets and rather the presence of convenience stores with low-quality foods; and (5) the perception of the neighborhood as less safe and with low walkability. Prevention is the obvious key. Cost-effective societal interventions such as a tax on unhealthy food and beverages, front-of-pack traffic light nutrition labeling and prohibition of advertising of junk food and beverages to children are also discussed.

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Section: Barriers To Successmentioning

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Obesity management: what brings success?

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Rössner

2012

Therap Adv Gastroenterol

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“…In Korea, the prevalence of obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 ) increased from 28.7% in 1998 to 39.9% in 2007 7) . A variety of factors including genetic 8) , behavioral 9) , psychosocial 10) , and environmental factors 11) are known to affect body weight and obesity. Work-related factors such as work hours 12) and shift work 13) are also related to obesity.…”

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Long Work Hours and Obesity in Korean Adult Workers

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Kim

Lee

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Journal of Occupational Health

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25 or over 64 years, pregnant women, part-time workers, soldiers, housewives and students were excluded. The total number of individuals included in the analysis was 8,889 (5,241 male and 3,648 female subjects). The outcome variable was obesity, defined as body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 . Variables considered in the model were age, education, income, marital status, alcohol drinking, smoking, daily energy intake, physical activity, sleep hours per day, the type of job, work hours, and work schedule. Work hours were categorized as <40, 40−48 (reference), 49−60, and >60 hours per week. Results: In the multiple SURVEYLOGISTIC regression analyses, the adjusted odds ratio of obesity for long work hours (>60 hours per week) in male manual workers was 1.647 (95% confidence interval 1.262−2.151). Long work hours did not significantly increase the odds ratio for obesity in male nonmanual workers and female manual and nonmanual workers. Conclusions: More than 60 work hours per week increased the risk of obesity in Korean male manual workers. This result might be helpful in preventing obesity in Korean adult workers, especially male manual workers. (J Occup Health 2013; 55: 359-366)

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“…Inadequate working conditions linked to the induction of the stress response, and poor lifestyle factors such as long working hours, may increase the risk for obesity [29], When stressful events affect the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis glucocorticoids are released as end hormones. Glucocorticoids inhibit the positive effects of the growth and thyroid hormones on lipolysis and muscle anabolism [30].…”

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Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults

Kim

Lee

Park

et al. 2016

Ann of Occup and Environ Med

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BackgroundPrevious studies have identified a link between gender and the various risk factors associated with obesity. We examined obesity risk factors in working adults to identify the effects of differences in body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) between women and men.MethodsA total of 1,120 adults agreed to participate in the study. Data from 711 participants, including 411 women and 300 men, were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the effects of risk factors on obesity and being overweight. In addition, the least-squares (LS) means of both BMI and PBF were estimated by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in a generalized linear model. ResultsIncreases in BMI and PBF were significantly related to an age > 50 years and long working hours in women after compensating for confounding factors. Using the PBF criterion, the odds ratio (OR) of being overweight or obese in women > 50 years of age who worked for > 9 h a day was 3.9 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–11.00). For BMI, women who were > 50 years of age and worked for > 9 h a day were 3.82 times (95% CI, 1.31–11.14) more likely to be overweight or obese than those who were < 50 years of age and worked for < 9 h a day.ConclusionObesity in working adults was associated with > 50 years of age and long working hours in women. Further studies are needed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this relationship and its potential implications for the prevention and management of excess weight and obesity.

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Psychosocial Factors and Perspectives on Weight Gain and Barriers to Weight Loss Among Adolescents Enrolled in Obesity Treatment

Cited by 40 publications

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Obesity management: what brings success?

Obesity management: what brings success?

Long Work Hours and Obesity in Korean Adult Workers

Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults

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