Conceptualisation of obesity as a disease

Degree to which people consider obesity to be a abnormal deviation from the healthy norm.

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4. Societal influences
Conceptualisation of obesity as a disease
Reliance on surgical interventions
Reliance on pharma remedies
Self esteem
Social acceptability of fatness
Availability of passive entertainment options
Acculturation
Children’s control of diet
Education
Exposure to food advertising
Importance of ideal body-size image
Media availability
Media consumption
Parental control
Peer pressure
Perceived lack of time
Smoking cessation
Social acceptability of fatness
Social rejection of smoking
Sociocultural valuation of food
TV watching
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