Date of Award
Spring 1976
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The preoccupation with obesity finds expression in the popularity of books and articles dealing with dieting and weight control, the rapid growth of weight reduction groups such as Tops and Weight Watchers, as well as the full marketing of numerous low calorie and dietetic foods. Much of the interest in weight control is a consequence of the current standards of physical beauty in our society. But another more pressing reason for interest in weight control is the documented evidence relating obesity to various somatic disorders.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Barbara, "Causes of obesity" (1976). Honors Theses. 265.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/265