Unhealthy eating habits gained in childhood can be carrying over into adulthood. Also, the report of the British group pointed out the importance of psychological experiences in shaping the habits of a person at risk of becoming overweight later on.
Indeed, the report discovered that almost half of the adults who sought obesity services reported having experienced some kind of childhood suffering. This may have led them to feel more vulnerable and wanting to compensate by ” emotional eating “.
Addressing the problem.
Obesity has been compared by the British Psychological Society to the problem of smoking, suggesting that they can be solved in the same way. The Director-General of the BPS, Sarb Bajwa, has suggested that the government treats the situation in question just as it does for smoking.
