Theoretical Perspectives on Dieting for Weight Loss. Dieting Research

Authors

  • Oana Beznea National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/12.2/94

Keywords:

diet, locus of control, body, consumption theory

Abstract

Dieting to lose weight is a frequent phenomenon, both among adults and young people, who start practicing it from a young age. This article develops some theories that are related to diet, the theory of social learning in relation to the mass media, which promotes such habits, the theory of imitation, which refers to copying the dieting behavior of those close to you, especially the family members, the theory of consumption and hyper-consumption, current in the contemporary society, as a result of the abundance of food, but also the consumption of related elements, such as electronic devices, going to a nutritionist and the locus of control theory, when an individual attributes the lack of results of a diet to genetics, or the culinary abundance. The study of these theories is based upon sociological research that analyzes the weight loss diet, with the aim of preventing obesity and related diseases.

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2023-11-29

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Beznea, O. (2023). Theoretical Perspectives on Dieting for Weight Loss. Dieting Research. Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Social Sciences, 12(2), 81-89. https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/12.2/94

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Social Sciences

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Theoretical Perspectives

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