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Abstract
Prior to the t\vcnt icth ccntur’l, obesity \vas
valued as a n1ark of affluence, be~ty and health. Overeatlng
and consequent overweight is now often regarded as a
behaviour maladjustment. Insurance cori1pa11ics 2ontcnd that
overwt:ight clients are higher risk becausce obesit.y rs
directly or indirectly associated with a wide variety of
diseases that collectively account for 15-20% of the
mortality rate (Powcers, 1980)
nbcsity rs one of the most common nutri~ional disorders
rn present-days especially rn developed (Davidson and
Passmore 1969) and fast developing countries (Richards
et a1. 1974).
In countrlcs approximately 3 :cJ c-o of
ad:.Jlt population arc obese and ~:10.re are indications that
the iore\·c:lcnce lS uocrcasl:og (Pov;ers, 1980). The 1959
”Guild and Blood lJre~.Jsure st.ud’y’ 11 v..l hich describes weights
of 5 million P·~opl,~· found th0t men ln t_he United States
weigh 5 pounds :~tore thcu: previously recorded studies
1d1ile women 1-;eigh 2 - G i’Ounds less. In Britain Jolliffe
and Jelliffc rn 1975 found young and mrddle-agcd men
15 pounds heavier than 30 years preceding the study v.rith
only slight increases in height.