OBESITY AND SELF-ESTEEM
Abstract
Obesity is spreading at an alarming rate, not only in industrial countries but also in developing countries. This is related to data from the World Health Organization (2004) which reports that at least 300 million people suffer from obesity and this is a complex condition that has serious social and psychological problems and affection to all ages and socioeconomic strata. . Therefore, we try to justify self-esteem as the variable is a determining factor of losing weight noting that the low self-esteem is a cause and a consequence of overweight. All studies have assessed the work that relate directly obesity to low self-esteem and another series of works that analyze those addressing cognitive behavioral therapy for these people. With this revision is determined that obesity influences people to have low self-esteem and that we must not overlook the attitudes and emotional problems that caused major obesity in the first place. The review supported the importance of psychological intervention is effective, but more tests are needed and larger in the future work to address this in more depth.Downloads
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