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May 23, 2006 - What would you be willing to sacrifice if you make sure would never be fat?
Could you give a year of your life ? Or 10 years ?
Would you rather be divorced, can not have children , depressed , alcoholic ?
A disturbing new study Rudd Center at Yale University for Food Policy and Obesity found that almost half - 46 percent - of the 4,283 participants would rather give up a year of his life to be obese . Fifteen percent were willing to give up to 10 years.
In fact , a surprisingly large number of participants were willing to make extreme sacrifices if they could be sure not to be obese .
These are hypothetical questions , of course, and the answers are not written in stone. Obesity is a murderer , although some participants probably knew they were going to die soon anyway if they were obese , but what surprised the researchers is the number of people who were willing to make extreme sacrifices .
"The percentage of people willing to make extreme sacrifices were much lower," says psychologist Marlene Schwartz , deputy director of the center and lead author of a report published in the journal Obesity . " But what struck me me given the magnitude of the sample size was , there are still a significant number of people who give a lot to not be obese ."
More than 600 people , for example , were willing to give up 10 years of his life. And 342 said they prefer to have a child with learning difficulties to childhood obesity.
The results show the enormous stigma placed on the fat , and that , Schwartz said , is one of the main reasons why some people just can not delete.
Party Line unconscious study examined attitudes toward obesity and found that in general , regardless of age or body weight of the participants , " the people most strongly associated with poor fat people and thin people with good " , said the report.
Fat people are considered lazy and do not want to try to lose enough weight.
This, Schwartz said , is a big part of the problem. Even overweight participants in the study felt bad about themselves , and once it reaches the level of self - condemnation , it becomes almost impossible to lose weight.
"Children are constantly receiving the message : " You 're fat because you're lazy , "says Schwartz , and you're not trying hard enough . This child will internalize the message. And once someone thinks of them , will be more difficult and easier for them to do the work that is needed to fight obesity and really be healthy " .
Not that all these fat people are not difficult.
" I think people are trying , but it is extremely difficult to lose weight and keep it ," he said .
Obesity , of course , can have many causes . Medical conditions,
genetics and lifestyle play a role, but researchers say that in many cases , the remedy may be beyond the reach of the victim.
" Part of the problem is that obesity is seen as something that is under the control of the person, and we blame the person for the problem," he said . "But I think people overestimate the degree of control we have over the shape and weight of our body. Therefore, when someone is large immediately assume they do not care enough to try to lose weight . They are to blame for obesity. "
Of course , sometimes true , sometimes not.
In our current environment , he says, is particularly difficult to keep off those extra kilos . Junk food is everywhere , expansion forces us to drive instead of walk , diets fail and get discouraged . So we settle for see a football game on television , surrounded by comfort food.
Simply a body left , and Schwartz said , this is exactly what happens. This does not mean that there is nothing that can help . Changes in diet makes a difference , he said, and if people can take steps to be more physically active , and more attention to what they eat , and some of these books can probably leave.
First, she insists , we must change our attitudes about obesity .
"For a change , we need to stop blaming the person," said Schwartz . " We blame people for a long time and not working . We have to do something else, and what I propose is that focus on the environment , improve the environment and ensure that every time you turn around , there is an option healthy food and junk food is hard to find . changing our environment to make it easy to walk and is easy to do physical activity in their daily lives . "
" I do not think people scream that will not get us anywhere," he said .
Given the prevailing attitudes about overweight , however , the change is unlikely to come quickly or easily.
The study also Lenny R. Arabian and Kelly D. Browne of Yale and Brian A. Nose of the University of Virginia, shows a prejudice against people who are great strength, and occurs at all ages and body shapes.
Of the 4,283 participants, 30 percent ( 1285 ) said they would rather be separated from obese , 25 percent ( 1070 ) said they would prefer to be able to have children , 15 percent ( 642 ) said they prefer to be severely depressed, and 14 percent ( 600 ) said they would rather be an alcoholic .
Most line drew some sacrifices , but 10 percent ( 428 ) said they would prefer to have an anorexic an obese child and child 8 percent ( 342 ) said they would prefer to have a child difficulty learning an obese child .
This level of stigma that leads some to depression , which can lead to eating disorders , which only exacerbates the problem .
Copyright 2006 OurFamilysHealth.com
May 23, 2006 - What would you be willing to sacrifice if you make sure would never be fat?
Could you give a year of your life ? Or 10 years ?
Would you rather be divorced, can not have children , depressed , alcoholic ?
A disturbing new study Rudd Center at Yale University for Food Policy and Obesity found that almost half - 46 percent - of the 4,283 participants would rather give up a year of his life to be obese . Fifteen percent were willing to give up to 10 years.
In fact , a surprisingly large number of participants were willing to make extreme sacrifices if they could be sure not to be obese .
These are hypothetical questions , of course, and the answers are not written in stone. Obesity is a murderer , although some participants probably knew they were going to die soon anyway if they were obese , but what surprised the researchers is the number of people who were willing to make extreme sacrifices .
"The percentage of people willing to make extreme sacrifices were much lower," says psychologist Marlene Schwartz , deputy director of the center and lead author of a report published in the journal Obesity . " But what struck me me given the magnitude of the sample size was , there are still a significant number of people who give a lot to not be obese ."
More than 600 people , for example , were willing to give up 10 years of his life. And 342 said they prefer to have a child with learning difficulties to childhood obesity.
The results show the enormous stigma placed on the fat , and that , Schwartz said , is one of the main reasons why some people just can not delete.
Party Line unconscious study examined attitudes toward obesity and found that in general , regardless of age or body weight of the participants , " the people most strongly associated with poor fat people and thin people with good " , said the report.
Fat people are considered lazy and do not want to try to lose enough weight.
This, Schwartz said , is a big part of the problem. Even overweight participants in the study felt bad about themselves , and once it reaches the level of self - condemnation , it becomes almost impossible to lose weight.
"Children are constantly receiving the message : " You 're fat because you're lazy , "says Schwartz , and you're not trying hard enough . This child will internalize the message. And once someone thinks of them , will be more difficult and easier for them to do the work that is needed to fight obesity and really be healthy " .
Not that all these fat people are not difficult.
" I think people are trying , but it is extremely difficult to lose weight and keep it ," he said .
Obesity , of course , can have many causes . Medical conditions,
genetics and lifestyle play a role, but researchers say that in many cases , the remedy may be beyond the reach of the victim.
" Part of the problem is that obesity is seen as something that is under the control of the person, and we blame the person for the problem," he said . "But I think people overestimate the degree of control we have over the shape and weight of our body. Therefore, when someone is large immediately assume they do not care enough to try to lose weight . They are to blame for obesity. "
Of course , sometimes true , sometimes not.
In our current environment , he says, is particularly difficult to keep off those extra kilos . Junk food is everywhere , expansion forces us to drive instead of walk , diets fail and get discouraged . So we settle for see a football game on television , surrounded by comfort food.
Simply a body left , and Schwartz said , this is exactly what happens. This does not mean that there is nothing that can help . Changes in diet makes a difference , he said, and if people can take steps to be more physically active , and more attention to what they eat , and some of these books can probably leave.
First, she insists , we must change our attitudes about obesity .
"For a change , we need to stop blaming the person," said Schwartz . " We blame people for a long time and not working . We have to do something else, and what I propose is that focus on the environment , improve the environment and ensure that every time you turn around , there is an option healthy food and junk food is hard to find . changing our environment to make it easy to walk and is easy to do physical activity in their daily lives . "
" I do not think people scream that will not get us anywhere," he said .
Given the prevailing attitudes about overweight , however , the change is unlikely to come quickly or easily.
The study also Lenny R. Arabian and Kelly D. Browne of Yale and Brian A. Nose of the University of Virginia, shows a prejudice against people who are great strength, and occurs at all ages and body shapes.
Of the 4,283 participants, 30 percent ( 1285 ) said they would rather be separated from obese , 25 percent ( 1070 ) said they would prefer to be able to have children , 15 percent ( 642 ) said they prefer to be severely depressed, and 14 percent ( 600 ) said they would rather be an alcoholic .
Most line drew some sacrifices , but 10 percent ( 428 ) said they would prefer to have an anorexic an obese child and child 8 percent ( 342 ) said they would prefer to have a child difficulty learning an obese child .
This level of stigma that leads some to depression , which can lead to eating disorders , which only exacerbates the problem .
Copyright 2006 OurFamilysHealth.com
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