Many different organizations and institutions can be looked at when assessing the risk factors for being obese or overweight.
A large percent of adults are in college. It seems as though going away to college can increase someone's risk for becoming overweight or obese. Many college students are busy with classes, homework, part-time or full-time jobs, children, and friends. College can be a huge factor of why people in adulthood become obese. The Department of Epidemiology did a study on college students and an intervention program for weight loss. It has been shown that the weight loss programs do work for college students, as long as the participants remain active in the programs. Overall, I think that the college population is one of the main groups that are at risk for becoming obese. Although most health educators target younger students and older adults, intervention within colleges should be critical as well. If these weight-based intervention programs were at all colleges, maybe college students would not be at such a high risk for obesity.
One group that seems to have an effect on the risk of being obese is faith-based programs. It seems like the support group of churches and communities of faith can really help someone to live a healthier lifestyle. One study done by the College of Public Health focused on the differences between Catholic and public intervention programs for weight loss. The data showed that although both were very effective with the amount of weight that the groups of people lost, the Catholic-based program had a higher amount of satisfaction from the participants. It seems like belonging to a faith-based program can really be effective because of the amount of support a person can get from a large amount of people. It would be very positive for a person that believes in some sort of religion and wants to lose weight because he or she can join a group of people who believe in the same things religiously that also want to lose weight. Although the belief in any type of religion does not play a direct role in the amount of risk someone is at for being overweight or obese, it is important to know that faith-based programs can really help someone who is struggling with his or her weight.
A large percent of adults are in college. It seems as though going away to college can increase someone's risk for becoming overweight or obese. Many college students are busy with classes, homework, part-time or full-time jobs, children, and friends. College can be a huge factor of why people in adulthood become obese. The Department of Epidemiology did a study on college students and an intervention program for weight loss. It has been shown that the weight loss programs do work for college students, as long as the participants remain active in the programs. Overall, I think that the college population is one of the main groups that are at risk for becoming obese. Although most health educators target younger students and older adults, intervention within colleges should be critical as well. If these weight-based intervention programs were at all colleges, maybe college students would not be at such a high risk for obesity.
One group that seems to have an effect on the risk of being obese is faith-based programs. It seems like the support group of churches and communities of faith can really help someone to live a healthier lifestyle. One study done by the College of Public Health focused on the differences between Catholic and public intervention programs for weight loss. The data showed that although both were very effective with the amount of weight that the groups of people lost, the Catholic-based program had a higher amount of satisfaction from the participants. It seems like belonging to a faith-based program can really be effective because of the amount of support a person can get from a large amount of people. It would be very positive for a person that believes in some sort of religion and wants to lose weight because he or she can join a group of people who believe in the same things religiously that also want to lose weight. Although the belief in any type of religion does not play a direct role in the amount of risk someone is at for being overweight or obese, it is important to know that faith-based programs can really help someone who is struggling with his or her weight.
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