What are the culprits that come to mind when you think about the causes of obesity and poorly managed diabetes? Is it poor dietary adherence, minimal physical activity levels, poor medication compliance? Have you ever thought about Emotion and Stress-Related Eating being a culprit? Or, what about how your clients appraise stressful situations and then cope with these situations? If these variables did not come to mind, then underlying causes of obesity are potentially not being addressed. With the current obesity epidemic, health professionals must start thinking beyond the calorie balance equation to help clients achieve sustainable behavior change that improves health, weight, and most of all, quality of life.
I invite you to come to my presentation, “Emotion and Stress-Related Eating: Moving Beyond the Calorie Balance Equation”, to find out how to assess these non-traditional culprits of overweight and obesity. Do you currently assess for any type of Emotion and Stress-Related Eating or Appraisal of Resources and Ability to Cope? If you do, share with me what you do at aozier@niu.edu. Looking forward to a great conference!
Amy D. Ozier PhD, RD, LDN, CHES
Friday June 24, 4:15–6:15 pm, Room 224
