Wellness, You,

and Society

Ali Alabdullatif

IDS-402
The issue - Obesity

– Rise in obesity statistics

– Obesity and wellness
– Obesity and society
– Obesity’s correlation with diseases
Impact on society of obesity

– Obesity causing life-threatening diseases

– Obesity causes psychological issues
– Increase in Healthcare costs
– Lower productivity
– Average BMI of the USA in 2010 was 27%
– Findings show disparities by race,
Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and age.

("Obesity and Overweight for Professionals: Data and Statistics: Adult Obesity -
DNPAO - CDC", 2012)
Impact of Society on Obesity

– Social perspectives
– Depression
– Eating disorders
– “Fattertainment”
Individual framework of perception

– More aware of the social perception of obesity and how much it impacts
society and the obese individuals
– Emphasis on how society uses obesity for ridiculing and laughter with pride
– Action required against media using “Fattertainment”
Impact on professional discipline in
the field of marketing
– Social Media
– Increasing wellness awareness using marketing
– Recognizing mass perspectives and their impact
Wellness impact on interactions

– Knowledge of the dimensions of wellness

– Better understand social issues and their impact on wellness
Wellness Strategies in Marketing

– 8 Dimensions of wellness
Benefits and Challenges

– History
– Humanities
– Natural and Applied Sciences
– Social Sciences
Added Value

– Personally
– Professionally
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