Relationship among Obesity and Metabolically health status, Physical Activities, and Nutrient Intakes in Menopausal Women

The Effects of Lifestyle Interventions on the Health-Promoting Behavior, Type D Personality, Cognitive Function and Body Composition of Low-Income Middle-Aged Korean Women

“…Taken together, the improvement in cognitive function in this study may be due to physical activity along with proper nutrition management. The results confirmed through prior research on LMW in Korea showed poor eating habits, a low physical activity, high stress and low dementia prevention behaviors, which require management [2][3][4]15]. The cognitive function of the participants in this study would have improved because of the nutrition education and physical activity such as brain yoga.…”

“…The middle age for women is a time when stress can cause a sense of crisis and their health vulnerability increases due to the menopause and aging [ 2 ]. There are significant differences in health behavior and the subjective and objective health status among vulnerable low-income women according to their economic level [ 3 ] and low-income women have reported having problems with an unhealthy lifestyle [ 4 ] and that a low household income negatively affects their health. Moreover, their stress is at its highest when the income level is low [ 3 ].…”

“…As such, LMWs show high obesity rates and nutritional imbalances and lifestyle improvements are required to rectify unhealthy dietary habits and irregular exercise [ 14 , 15 ]. In addition, middle-aged women with low incomes have high stress [ 4 ] and it was reported that the greater the fear of dementia in middle-aged women, the fewer the health-promoting behaviors. Furthermore, a Type D personality is common among obese and overweight middle-aged women and is related to an unhealthy lifestyle [ 2 ].…”

Factors affecting unmet healthcare needs of low-income overweight and obese women in Korea: analysis of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017

“…Compounded by a lack of conditions for exercise and high treatment costs making medical access less accessible, low-income women are more likely to become obese [6]. It has been found that among low-income women, those with obesity had a lower quality of life than normal-weight women, and their health status was perceived somewhat negatively [7]. Attention is needed to alleviate the health inequalities caused by income and gender gaps.…”

Factors affecting quality of life in low‐income overweight and obese women: The mediating effects of health‐promoting behaviors

“…Obese women with low incomes in vulnerable socio‐economic conditions have reported poor nutritional status and low levels of physical activity, which mainly involved walking, and perceived their health to be somewhat negative (Lee et al, 2020). Less HPB, like sedentary daily lives, have been identified as a result of poor nutrition, high‐calorie diets, high levels of psychological distress, and excessive drinking and smoking (Chang et al, 2019; Khodaveisi et al, 2017; Kye et al, 2021).…”