Understanding obesity in the Caribbean
Postgrad Doc - Caribbean
; 9(4): 130-6, July/Aug. 1993.
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| MedCarib
| ID: med-9265
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R31.P55
ABSTRACT
There is a high prevalence of obesity in the Caribbean and evidence in Barbados that this is increasing and occurring in teenagers. There are important concepts and beliefs underlying this problem, the foremost of which is inaccurate perception of body image. The beliefs that overweight women are more attractive to men, that obesity is associated with good health and wealth and that it must be accepted as normal because it "runs in families" must all be dealt with before a change in lifestyle can occur. Long-term diet and exercise changes will correct obesity, but family traditions and market forces make this more difficult to accomplish. (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Postgrad Doc - Caribbean
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article