Jun 1, 2025 · Social disparities, such as socioeconomic status (income, education, employment), racial/ethnic differences, and gender, contribute significantly to weight gain from childhood to adulthood.

3 days ago · Overweight and obesity result from an imbalance of energy intake (diet) and energy expenditure (physical activity). In most cases obesity is a multifactorial disease due to environmental …

Nov 26, 2024 · One opportunity for preventing the onset of obesity is to focus on its social determinants. Socioeconomic status (SES), which includes factors such as income, educational attainment, …

Nov 16, 2021 · In this chapter, obesity representations are analysed in terms of the ways they intersect with discourses around social class. Specifically, the analysis focuses on the representation of four …

Although the exact causes of these differences in obesity are not all known, they likely in part reflect differences in social and economic advantage related to race or ethnicity (12).

Sep 5, 2018 · Later, Stunkard speculated that there were three possible relationships: obesity influences SES; SES influences obesity; or some other factor influences both.

Oct 7, 2024 · Socioeconomic status (SES), which includes factors such as income, educational attainment, occupational prestige, and access to resources, is a key determinant of obesity. In this …

Our study advances the current understanding of the social and emotional experiences of overweight and obese children by utilizing a non-clinical sample of young elementary school-aged children.

Aug 9, 2024 · "We found that social determinants of health, such as where someone lives, and social inequities are primary drivers of obesity disparities," said Michelle S. Williams, associate professor of...

Aug 5, 2025 · The authors found that “about a quarter of Class I obese respondents felt very overweight if they had not perceived weight discrimination, [but] the likelihood of feeling very overweight nearly …