Book chapter
Don’t Diet: Adverse Effects of the Weight Centered Health Paradigm
Modern Dietary Fat Intakes in Disease Promotion, pp.431-442
Nutrition and Health (NH), Springer
2010
Abstract
Key Points of the chapter: • Basic tenets of the weight-centered health paradigm include the following: weight is within the control of the individual; weight is caused by a simple imbalance between an individual's energy intake and energy usage; methods for successful and sustained weight loss include focusing specifically on changing eating and physical activity patterns; and losing weight to achieve "healthy weight" status will result in better health; • Critics of the weight-centered health paradigm contend that the tenets are scientifically inaccurate and focusing on body weight is ineffective as a means to improve health or control body weight; and • The attitudes, behaviors and practices arising from the paradigm are harmful to health and well-being and are associated with the paradigm which includes dissatisfaction, dieting, discrimination and death.
Details
- Title
- Don’t Diet: Adverse Effects of the Weight Centered Health Paradigm
- Authors
- Lily O'Hara (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationJane A Gregg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Contributors
- F De Meester (Editor)S Zibadi (Editor)R R Watson (Editor)
- Publication details
- Modern Dietary Fat Intakes in Disease Promotion, pp.431-442
- Series
- Nutrition and Health (NH)
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-60327-571-2
- ISBN
- 9781603275705
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450236502621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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