“It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity

Mullan, Barbara; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie; Lipp, Ottmar

doi:10.1017/S0140525X16001497

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Mullan, Barbara

Ntoumanis, Nikos

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie

Lipp, Ottmar

Date

2017

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Journal Article

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Mullan, B. and Ntoumanis, N. and Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C. and Lipp, O. 2017. “It's a bit more complicated than that”: A broader perspective on determinants of obesity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 40: pp. 1-53.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X16001497

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0140-525X

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School of Psychology and Speech Pathology

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57079

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The insurance hypothesis does not address important factors known to contribute to obesity levels in all persons, not just adult women in the industrialized world. These include psychological determinants of eating behaviours, the decline in physical activity leading to a negative energy balance, the dense built environment, pervasive food marketing, and the increased availability of energy-dense, nutrient-poor food.