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http://www.theguardian.com/society/the-shape-we-are-in-blog/2014/sep/10/obesity-body-image
http://www.theguardian.com/society/the-shape-we-are-in-blog/2014/sep/10/obesity-body-image
I think that this makes a great point. Using a scale like this makes something that seems subjective more objective. That way, we all are on the same page. Similar scales are also used in pain management and depression.
ReplyDeleteIn pharmacy school, we have only learned to educate patients on obesity by measuring their body weight and calculating their BMI. Even in class, we saw pictures of people we did not think were overweight, whose BMIs actually were overweight. Using this kind of a scale is a great tool in patient education. Potentially, it could even be used on a broader scale, such as in health classes in high school. In this way, we can educate everyone on what a healthy weight is before it becomes an issue.
The obesity problem is one of the most problems that has been affected by human health behavior. Normative beliefs and attitude plays an important role in normal body picture that the individual think. The same towards loosing weight and the obsession to look like a model. The media, as well, plays an important role in creating a subjective norm to the population about their health behavior. tradition and culture also plays an important role in developing the ideal body picture in Eastern countries.
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