Obesity Epidemic
include socioeconomic class status, the political culture and climate, religion, the economy, and worldview (Hu, 2008; Mela, 2005). Third, developmental psychology and life course theory has been shown to be relevant to the etiology of obesity in some populations (Hu, 2008). Specifically, the results of the longitudinal ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children) study shows that fetal exposure, breastfeeding, parental impacts, school atmosphere and transition into adulthood are all critical nodes or junctures in childhood development (Reilly, Armstrong, Dorosty, et al, 2005). Fourth, in addition to applying developmental psychology theories to the epidemiology of obesity, it is effective to apply systems theory. Systems theory takes into account family and other… Continue Reading...
