Public Policy, Self-Control and Intertemporal Trend in the Control of Obesity and Overweight
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1095.v9p184-197Keywords:
Health, Behavior, Self control, Obesity, Public politicAbstract
One of the most important public policies on the agenda by the World Health Organization (WHO) is that which addresses obesity and overweight. In this article, self-control was developed under the challenge of a diet. Participants interested in losing weight were investigated for 4 months, as well as a venture that requires discipline and daily self-control. The adopted methodology used three variations of monitoring: use of adipometer, control of measures and Body Mass Index (BMI), in contrast to a control group. The findings indicate that the three forms of monitoring had little influence on healthy practices, but that group that was not monitored had significant weight gain. Practical contributions were foreseen in the study, indicating that the best way to sustain self-control in the practice of a diet, is the monitoring of weight done by third parties, regardless of which control is performed.
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