Discuss possible reasons for the current obesity epidemic seen in the US and other countries and the relative efficacy of currently available obesity treatment options and preventions
What will be an ideal response?
The causes of obesity in the modern world tend to be related to advances in technology. People are sedentary and prone to eat unhealthy, inexpensive food. It is also possible that genetic factors are interacting with these dietary choices.
Although most overweight individuals start with self-directed weight loss programs or commercial weight loss programs, people tend to lose only four to seven pounds, have trouble sticking with the diet, and gain weight back again over time. Professionally directed behavior modification programs have better success rates if people comply, but the results do not appear to be permanent. For the dangerously obese, the combination of diets, behavior modification, and medication can result in minimal weight loss, but surgery may eventually be the best option for this population.
A suggestion that has gained nationwide interest is the taxing of unhealthy foods and the price reduction of health foods. There has been a great deal of controversy over the "Twinkie tax.". The idea is that like cigarettes, for example, the more they cost, the less likely people are to buy them while healthy foods that are reduced in price become a more health alternative.
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a. ?Thorndike's law of effect b. ?Pavlov's concept of the cortical mosaic c. ?the associative principles of contiguity and frequency d. ?Thorndike's concept of a "satisfying state of affairs"
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) readiness for kindergarten be assessed in terms of not just academic skills but also social skills. B) preschool education be made mandatory for children. C) kindergarten teaching focus almost exclusively on social skills rather than academic instruction. D) temperamentally shy, impulsive, and emotionally negative children be taught separately from their prosocial agemates.