¶ … obesity in young adults has led to efforts to circumvent the problem. By understanding what may cause obesity and testing out methods that can help obese young adults lose weight, researchers hope to find a viable method that can lead to positive changes in health. Thesis: Young adults experiencing obesity may suffer from mental health problems triggered by lack of healthy habits like excessive sitting, lack of exercise, and unhealthy eating habits. Some offer weight loss solutions through the use of social/mobile technologies. However, no one strategy has been found to be effective in creating successful long-term weight loss.
Brief Background of young adult obesity in America and in other countries.
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Explanation of obesity in young adults from a lifestyle perspective: "High sitting and low activity increased obesity odds among adults. Irrespective of sitting, men with low step counts had increased odds of obesity" (Cleland, Schmidt, Salmon, Dywer, & Venn, 2014, p. 136). Young adults remaining inactive for most of the day will experience a higher likelihood of weight gain than young adults engaged in more physical activity.
Potential treatment: "Social and mobile technologies did not facilitate sustained reductions in weight among young adults, although these approaches might facilitate limited short-term weight loss" (Godino et al., 2016, p. 747). Limited short-term weight loss is not enough to encourage healthy lifestyle...
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