health belief model obesity

health belief model obesity
how do u relate the health belief model to obesity?

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Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and mammals, is increased to a point where it is a risk factor for certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity develops from the interaction of individual biology and the environment. Excessive body weight has been shown to correlate with various diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis.[1] Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem.

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1 Definition
1.1 BMI
1.2 Waist circumference
1.3 Body fat measurement
1.4 Gestalt
1.5 Risk factors and comorbidities
2 Causes
2.1 Causative factors
2.2 Evolutionary aspects
2.3 Neurobiological mechanisms
2.4 Poverty link
3 Complications
4 Therapy
5 Cultural and social significance
5.1 Etymology
5.2 History and obesity
5.3 Contemporary culture
5.4 Popular culture
6 Public health and policy
6.1 Prevalence
6.2 Environmental factors
6.3 Public health and policy responses
6.4 Non-medical consequences
7 See also
8 References