Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Understand the critical part played by food, diets and dieting in health, illnesses and deaths associated with obesity
- Understand theories, interventions and the evidence on obesity and overweight
- Understand the ‘Energy Surfeit Theory’ and its inability to explain obesity
- Show an awareness of the evidence for and against different theories of obesity
- Describe interventions for obesity and overweight and the evidence on their effectiveness
- Show an awareness of the main approaches to obesity prevention