21/07/2021
The following are the commonly used myths and facts:
๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ 1: ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐บ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ
The myth concludes that a poor lifestyle includes insufficient exercise and will increase the likelihood of obesity.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ญ: ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐
The fact concludes that there are various factors that could influence obesity including Medical Condition, Genetics, Stress, Hormones, Medications, Chronic injuries/pain, Sleep Duration and other environmental and economic factors.
๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ 2: ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฌ
The myth concludes weight loss is proven to reduce risk in health comorbidities or its symptoms such as heart disease and diabetes.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐
The fact concludes that the abrupt disruption in the body system may cause disturbance in the hormone distribution and sleep cycle, muscle loss, metabolic changes (slower metabolism), nutrient deficiencies, loose skin, mental and emotional health and other complications.
๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ 3: ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต โ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด-๐ช๐ฏ ๐ท๐ด. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด-๐ฐ๐ถ๐ตโ
The myth concludes that the higher the calories are burned, the faster one can lose weight.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ: โ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐-๐ผ๐๐โ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ
The fact concludes that the specific calories that are consumed plays a vital role in energy consumption levels, hormone regulation, and food intake. Excessive immoderate calories consumption for a long period of time tends to be one of the causes of obesity.
๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ 4: ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
The myth concludes that many healthy eating programs and weight loss goals set their mind on the weighing scale results.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
The fact concludes that focusing on weight loss as the only component for achievement will lead to โpsychological damageโ. It may influence stress, eating disorders, lower self-esteem, and toxicity in body image.
๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ 5: ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค
The myth concludes that the increased accessibility and affordability in fruits and vegetables in communities with prevalence of obesity will aid in its reduction and promote healthy living lifestyle.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฑ: ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ
The fact concludes that based on research studies, it has been suggested that the individuals' engagement in their own food preference and education about proper nutrition and food intake provides a more impactful role. It aids in the regulation of unhealthy consumption and increases the individualโs knowledge of healthier choices about diet and health.
References:
Cafasso, J., (2020). Obesity Myths and Facts. Retrieved July 09, 2021 from https://www.healthline.com/health/obesity/myths-and-facts
Casazza, K., Fontaine, K. R., Astrup, A., Birch, L. L., Brown, A. W., Bohan Brown, M. M., Durant, N., Dutton, G., Foster, E. M., Heymsfield, S. B., McIver, K., Mehta, T., Menachemi, N., Newby, P. K., Pate, R., Rolls, B. J., Sen, B., Smith, D. L., Jr, Thomas, D. M., & Allison, D. B. (2013). Myths, presumptions, and facts about obesity. The New England journal of medicine, 368(5), 446โ454. Retrieved July 09, 2021 from https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa1208051
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(Material produced serves as a final output of group 13 for RS-HPM230 in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute.)
