Clinical findings resulting from obesity. Physical statistics has shown that more than twenty million young people in America are overweight other studies have also shown that, over a long period of time, an overweight youth is more likely to become an overweight adult, thus promoting physical health problems, such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, shorten life span, emotional disturbances, and other health problems. Presently obesity is our major concern. Obesity has become a health problem of such magnitude in that studies have shown that its effects are seen in twenty percent of America population. Behavioral studies have shown that persons who become obese in their youth are more likely to have body image disturbances.
Obesity leads the young adult to become dissatisfied or fixated with their body image.
Appearance and body parts are strongly related to self-esteem in the young adult. The young adult who is confident with his or her self-image considers themselves to be more likable and intelligent. The word fatness in itself has a negative sound connoting weakness, laziness, and lack of self-discipline. This lessening of self-esteem in the obese person leads to body image disturbances ranging from gross depersonalized distorted thoughts, negative feelings, and perceptions. Also negative feelings about the body's overall ability and image.