The Phychology Of Obesity | Children's Health and Fitness

From The Detroit Free Press?..

Everyone knows that people put on weight because they consume more calories than they burn. But as the medical community struggles to get a handle on obesity in the U.S., a growing body of research is delving deeper to find out more about the psychology behind the numbers.

Although people might be inclined to think of nutritionists or dietitians, obesity is ?one of the big common public health issues that falls right in the heart of psychology,? says psychologist Paul Rozin of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Among a host of questions aimed directly at the psychology of eating are why Americans are eating more than they used to; whether some foods can really be addictive, and whether more people than in the past are genetically predisposed to pack on pounds.

Rozin, who has studied humans and food for 30 years, is one of dozens of psychologists who will share their latest findings and theories this weekend at the American Psychological Association?s annual meeting, starting Thursday in Orlando. Obesity is one of the themes.

?Obesity has been much more resistant to treatment than any reasonable person would have thought 50 years ago,? he says.

There?s no question that Americans are heavier than ever before. More than one-third of adults are considered obese and almost 17% of teens and kids fit the category, according to the most recent federal data, released earlier this year.

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