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What is the best predictor of long-term weight loss according to the text?
What is the best predictor of long-term weight loss according to the text?
What is the suggested 'dose' of exercise by CDC and the US Surgeon General?
What is the suggested 'dose' of exercise by CDC and the US Surgeon General?
How is moderate intensity exercise defined?
How is moderate intensity exercise defined?
What is the recommended duration of exercise suggested by the Institute of Medicine and the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO)?
What is the recommended duration of exercise suggested by the Institute of Medicine and the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO)?
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What is the target heart rate for moderate intensity exercise?
What is the target heart rate for moderate intensity exercise?
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What is VO2 a measure of?
What is VO2 a measure of?
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What percentage of adults do not meet CDC guidelines for exercise?
What percentage of adults do not meet CDC guidelines for exercise?
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What is the aim of behavior therapy in obesity intervention?
What is the aim of behavior therapy in obesity intervention?
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What is the purpose of self-monitoring in behavior therapy?
What is the purpose of self-monitoring in behavior therapy?
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What is the benefit of behavior therapy in association with dieting?
What is the benefit of behavior therapy in association with dieting?
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What is the major advantage of medication for obesity treatment?
What is the major advantage of medication for obesity treatment?
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What is the criterion for medication to be classed as effective?
What is the criterion for medication to be classed as effective?
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What is a potential issue with the approval of weight-loss drugs?
What is a potential issue with the approval of weight-loss drugs?
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What are the two main approaches for weight-loss medication?
What are the two main approaches for weight-loss medication?
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What is the requirement for medication to be considered effective according to FDA/EMA?
What is the requirement for medication to be considered effective according to FDA/EMA?
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What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for Phentermine and topiramate together?
What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for Phentermine and topiramate together?
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What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
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What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for Orlistat?
What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for Orlistat?
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What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
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What percentage of men and women consistently try to lose weight?
What percentage of men and women consistently try to lose weight?
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Which gender experiences more dissatisfaction with their weight, stomach, legs, and breasts?
Which gender experiences more dissatisfaction with their weight, stomach, legs, and breasts?
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In which groups is body dissatisfaction more common?
In which groups is body dissatisfaction more common?
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What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for centrally acting drugs like Phentermine?
What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for centrally acting drugs like Phentermine?
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What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
What is the approximate weight loss efficacy at 1 year for gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
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What type of measures can be used to assess perceptions of body image?
What type of measures can be used to assess perceptions of body image?
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What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for surgical treatments like gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
What is the approximate weight loss at 1 year for surgical treatments like gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy?
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What does the evidence strongly suggest about body dissatisfaction in men?
What does the evidence strongly suggest about body dissatisfaction in men?
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What historical examples demonstrate how societal ideals have shaped the human body?
What historical examples demonstrate how societal ideals have shaped the human body?
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What is the impact of exposure to images promoting thinness?
What is the impact of exposure to images promoting thinness?
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What is the genesis of modern mass dieting in women linked to?
What is the genesis of modern mass dieting in women linked to?
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What does body dissatisfaction often lead to?
What does body dissatisfaction often lead to?
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What does the restrained eating concept explain?
What does the restrained eating concept explain?
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What is the impact of restrained eating on food intake?
What is the impact of restrained eating on food intake?
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What is a more desirable goal than battling against one's physiology?
What is a more desirable goal than battling against one's physiology?
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What does the lecture discuss regarding the socio-psychobiology of starvation?
What does the lecture discuss regarding the socio-psychobiology of starvation?
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What percentage of the world population is malnourished?
What percentage of the world population is malnourished?
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What is the approximate percentage of severe malnourishment in the total population?
What is the approximate percentage of severe malnourishment in the total population?
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What do non-dieters do in response to a high-calorie preload?
What do non-dieters do in response to a high-calorie preload?
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What is the impact of dieting on weight gain according to the text?
What is the impact of dieting on weight gain according to the text?
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What long-term psychological effect has been observed in concentration camp survivors?
What long-term psychological effect has been observed in concentration camp survivors?
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What did the study of holocaust survivors' attitudes to food reveal?
What did the study of holocaust survivors' attitudes to food reveal?
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What did the study by McCay and Crowell demonstrate about rats fed a reduced caloric diet?
What did the study by McCay and Crowell demonstrate about rats fed a reduced caloric diet?
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What is the 'Hormesis (‘excitation’) hypothesis' regarding food deprivation and longevity?
What is the 'Hormesis (‘excitation’) hypothesis' regarding food deprivation and longevity?
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What is the impact of food deprivation on longevity in Rhesus monkeys?
What is the impact of food deprivation on longevity in Rhesus monkeys?
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What is the current understanding of how food deprivation extends lifespan?
What is the current understanding of how food deprivation extends lifespan?
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What is the conclusion regarding malnourishment and its impact?
What is the conclusion regarding malnourishment and its impact?
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What is the impact of food deprivation on the socio-psychobiology of starvation?
What is the impact of food deprivation on the socio-psychobiology of starvation?
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What is the suggested impact of restrained eating on food intake?
What is the suggested impact of restrained eating on food intake?
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What is the suggested impact of exposure to images promoting thinness?
What is the suggested impact of exposure to images promoting thinness?
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What is the approximate percentage of adults who do not meet CDC guidelines for exercise?
What is the approximate percentage of adults who do not meet CDC guidelines for exercise?
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What is the approximate percentage of the world population that is malnourished?
What is the approximate percentage of the world population that is malnourished?
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What are the two forms of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in children?
What are the two forms of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in children?
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What percentage of PEM sufferers are affected by lower IQ and attention problems as a long-term effect?
What percentage of PEM sufferers are affected by lower IQ and attention problems as a long-term effect?
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What are the physiological effects of severe malnourishment in adults?
What are the physiological effects of severe malnourishment in adults?
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What were the psychological effects of starvation observed in the landmark US study in the 1940s?
What were the psychological effects of starvation observed in the landmark US study in the 1940s?
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What was a major psychological finding during the starvation period in the landmark US study?
What was a major psychological finding during the starvation period in the landmark US study?
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What were the changes in social interactions observed during the landmark US study's semi-starvation period?
What were the changes in social interactions observed during the landmark US study's semi-starvation period?
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What were the profound psychological effects of refeeding observed in the landmark US study?
What were the profound psychological effects of refeeding observed in the landmark US study?
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Who described the psychological aspects of starvation as causing a shift in focus from concern for others to a preoccupation with personal hunger?
Who described the psychological aspects of starvation as causing a shift in focus from concern for others to a preoccupation with personal hunger?
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What are the long-term effects of severe maternal malnutrition on the fetus?
What are the long-term effects of severe maternal malnutrition on the fetus?
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What are the effects of Marasmus and Kwashiorkor in children?
What are the effects of Marasmus and Kwashiorkor in children?
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What were the observed physiological effects during the 6 months of semi-starvation in the landmark US study?
What were the observed physiological effects during the 6 months of semi-starvation in the landmark US study?
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What is a common physiological effect of severe malnourishment in adults?
What is a common physiological effect of severe malnourishment in adults?
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Study Notes
Weight Loss Strategies and Body Dissatisfaction
- Centrally acting drugs like Phentermine have been used for over 50 years and are the most widely prescribed weight loss drugs, showing around 5% efficacy at 1 year.
- Phentermine and topiramate together produce greater weight loss than either alone, around 9% at 1 year.
- Orlistat blocks pancreatic lipase, resulting in around 3-5% weight loss at 1 year, with high drop-out rates due to side effects.
- Surgical treatments like gastric banding and vertical sleeve gastrectomy show weight loss of 30-50% of initial body weight at 1 year, with low morbidity and reversible effects.
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads to patients losing 50-60% of their initial body weight at 1 year and requires continuous medical supervision.
- A majority of men and women wish to lose weight, with around 60-70% consistently trying to do so.
- Body image dissatisfaction is a major factor driving weight loss, taking the forms of distorted body image, discrepancy from an ideal, and negative appraisal of one's body.
- Body dissatisfaction is prevalent in both women and men, with women being more dissatisfied with their weight, stomach, legs, and breasts.
- Body dissatisfaction is more common in Westernized nations, higher SES groups, and increases in migrants as they acculturate.
- Women typically experience body dissatisfaction from a young age and throughout their lives.
- Various measures like projection measures, computerized morphing measures, and questionnaires can be used to assess perceptions of body image.
- Evidence strongly suggests increasing body dissatisfaction, especially focusing on muscularity, in men.
The Impact of Societal Norms on Body Image and Eating Behaviors
- Exposure to images promoting thinness can lead to increased body dissatisfaction, suggesting a causal role
- Historical examples, such as foot binding in China and the use of corsets in Victorian times, demonstrate how societal ideals have shaped the human body
- The 60s saw the advent of the women's movement, freedom from the bra, and the bikini, contributing to the genesis of modern mass dieting in women
- Body dissatisfaction often leads to dieting, seen as a conscious attempt to control body size and food intake
- The restrained eating concept explains why dieting may lead to weight gain in some cases
- Non-dieters compensate their food intake, while dieters show the reverse pattern, consuming more after a high-calorie preload
- The effect of restrained eating is not always replicable, possibly due to measurement of restraint among other factors
- Acceptance of a healthy body size, irrespective of societal norms, is a more desirable goal than battling against one's physiology
- The lecture discusses the socio-psychobiology of starvation, covering demographics, famine, physiological and psychological effects, and lifespan extension
- Roughly 1 billion people out of a world population of 7.6 billion are malnourished, with severe malnourishment covering 0.5-20% of the total population
Effects of Malnutrition on Different Age Groups
- Marasmus and Kwashiorkor are two forms of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) in children, leading to extreme underweight and edema, respectively
- Long-term effects of PEM include lower IQ and attention problems, affecting 50% of PEM sufferers
- Severe maternal malnutrition can result in spontaneous abortion and irreversible effects on the fetus's brain development
- Severe malnourishment in adults leads to physiological effects such as impotence, loss of body mass, lowered heart rate, and immune impairment
- A landmark US study in the 1940s observed the physiological and psychological effects of malnourishment in men
- The study involved a 3-month baseline period, 6 months of semi-starvation, and 3 months of refeeding
- During the semi-starvation period, participants experienced a 30% decrease in strength, 40% drop in basal metabolic rate, and significant weight loss
- Psychological effects of starvation included apathy, depression, food preoccupation, and changes in social interaction
- Food preoccupation was a major psychological finding, leading to possessiveness about food and extensive gum chewing
- Social interactions during the study became somber, serious, and ego-centric
- Refeeding had profound psychological effects, with participants abandoning table manners and expressing attitudes at odds with their earlier behavior
- Participant Samuel Legg described the psychological aspects of starvation as causing a shift in focus from concern for others to a preoccupation with personal hunger
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Take this quiz to test your knowledge on weight loss strategies and body dissatisfaction. Learn about different weight loss drugs, surgical treatments, and the prevalence of body dissatisfaction in both men and women. Understand the impact of body image on weight loss efforts and the measures used to assess perceptions of body image.