Although the exact prevalence of overweight and obesity are dependent upon the definition used, these conditions are generally accepted to be widespread and increasing problems by health authorities and the public in most western nations. The proportion of the UK and US populations which are overweight or obese, by any measure, has substantially risen over the past decade, and similar increases have been observed in other western nations as well as rapidly modernizing societies (Hodge et a/., 1996). The physiological, psychological, and social environmental fac tors which may be implicated...
Although the exact prevalence of overweight and obesity are dependent upon the definition used, these conditions are generally accepted to be widespre...
