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Theoretical Perspectives on Dieting for Weight Loss

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  • Oana BEZNEA

    (National School of Political and Administrative Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

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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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  • Oana BEZNEA, 2023. "Theoretical Perspectives on Dieting for Weight Loss," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 12(2), pages 81-89, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:12:y:2023:i:2:p:81-89
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/12.1/94
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    Keywords

    diet; locus of control; body; consumption theory.;
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    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education

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