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Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly.
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Obesity is not a choice, and people feel ashamed of it results in you to feel worse about themselves, a report by a top psychologist says.
It calls for changes in the language to reduce stigma, such as, for example, say, "a person with obesity" rather than an "obese person".
And he says that health professionals should be trained, you will talk about Weight loss in a more supportive way.
A cancer organization, criticized "fat shaming".
obesity increased by 18% in England between 2005 and 2017 and by similar amounts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland .
This means that just over one in four adults is obese, while almost two-thirds are overweight or obese.
But these increases can be explained by a sudden loss of motivation over the UK - it is much more complicated than that, as The British Psychological society report comes to the conclusion: "it is not just an individual lack of willpower".
Stress and trauma"people are probably to an unhealthy Weight , the are those that to promote a high genetic risk of developing obesity and their Life is also shaped by work, school and in their social environment, overeating and lack of exercise," it says.
"people living in disadvantaged areas often experience high levels of stress, including major Life challenges and traumas, which often offer their quarters just a few opportunities and incentives for Physical Activity and options for access to affordable healthy food are limited. "
Psychological experiences also play a big role, The Report says, with up to half of the adults attending specialist obesity services have difficulties in childhood.
And that stress, caused by fat-shaming - made to feel bad about the Weight to Public Health campaigns, GPs, nurses, and policy often leads to increased eating and more Weight gain.
comedian James Corden , said: "If to make fun of fat people made you lose Weight , there would be no fat children in the schools. "
the psychologist can help with their know-how to communicate train health professionals, to better, to obesity, says Dr. Angel Chater, reported author and reader in Health Psychology , and behavior design at the University of Bedfordshire.
"If she's telling The Treatment of obesity was simple, we wouldn't be here and would not have written this report," she said.
"you have The Best will in The World , but if you do not have access to The Right food, The Right environment, The Best start in Life . it will be hard. "
Learn from SmokingThe government should be Smoking with the problem of obesity in the same way as, says The Report .
"British Psychological Society" chief executive Sarb Bajwa said: "It has taken measures to help on all levels for decades by the policy of the government to the individual smoker, but we are now going to see significant cuts in The Level of Smoking and the health problems it causes.
"have to help psychologists in the science and clinical experience, the health service can do the same for obesity.
"We can help not only design the forms of support by individuals, but also by advice on public policy, help to create an environment in which people find it easier not to be overweight in the First Place . "
But the psychologists are not classified in favor of obesity as a "disease", as they say, this could be the attention away from behavior changes successfully.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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