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A qualitative investigation of obese men's experiences with their weight
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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by S Lewis, Samantha ThomasSamantha Thomas, James Hyde, D Castle, P KomesaroffObjectives: To investigate obese men's health behaviors and strategies for change. Methods: Qualitative interviews with 36 men (BMI 30 and over). Results: All men felt personally responsible for their weight gain. Sedentary lifestyles, stress, lack of worklife balance and weight-based stigma were all significant causes of weight gain and barriers to weight loss. These factors also contributed to men's unwillingness to seek help for their overweight. Conclusion: Addressing the self-blame and stigma associated with obesity is important in developing strategies to improve the health and well-being of obese men.
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American journal of health behaviorVolume
35Issue
4Pagination
458 - 469Publisher
PNG PublicationsLocation
Star City, W. Va.ISSN
1945-7359eISSN
1087-3244Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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