Question

A person’s work, social, and family environments can have a strong influence on eating and activity behaviors. When these factors are positive, they can help a person maintain a healthy weight. However, too many negative influences can contribute to obesity. Which of the following are not examples of societal influences that can contribute to obesity?

Select all that apply
a. food commercials during a popular television show
b. an individual's self-esteem
c. a person adopting American habits after moving from a different country
d. a person's resting metabolic rate
e. reasonable cost and availability of a wide variety of television, movie, and computer gaming options

Answer 1

The correct answers are options b and d.

Step-by-step explanation:

Obesity refers to a complex ailment that comprises an excessive concentration of body fat. It refers to a medical condition, which enhances the threat of other diseases and health issues like diabetes, heart disease, a certain type of cancers, and high blood pressure.

There are many causes why some individuals exhibit difficulty in preventing obesity. Generally, obesity results from a combination of social, environmental and inherited factors, apart from this it also depends upon one's personal diet and exercise choices.

Some of the risk factors for the development of the condition are family inheritance and influences, an unhealthy diet, and inactivity.

Some of the societal influences that can contribute to the condition is getting influenced by the food commercials displayed in between the television shows, adoption of unhealthy habits, and easier accessibility of movie, television, and computer games that enhances the sedentary lifestyle of an individual.

However, of the mentioned options, the self-esteem of an individual, and the resting metabolic rate of the individual do not contribute to obesity. Thus, the mentioned options are not examples of societal elements contributing to obesity.