Does Weight-Cycling Influence Illness Beliefs in Obesity? A Gender-Sensitive Approach

• Main Authors: Svenja Prill (Author), Carmen Henning (Author), Stefanie Schroeder (Author), Sabine Steins-Loeber (Author), Jörg Wolstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is classified as a chronic disease. Women and men seem to face different obstacles in their attempts to overcome one of the most challenging tasks in the treatment of this disease, namely, weight reduction maintenance. The Common-Sense-Model (CSM) is mainly used to improve the understanding...