Otyłość i nadwaga a jakość życia Polaków

• Authors: Piotr Michoń

Title variants

Quality of Life of Obese and Overweight Poles

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

An increase of obesity and overweight rates represents a major problems for individuals and social policies in developed countries. Obese individuals face stigmatization, health problems and discrimination, have lower chances for employment of higher positions and lower incomes. There are many reasons to believe that the quality of their life is relatively lower. In the study Body Mass Index was used as a measure of weight, and: happiness, life satisfaction and depression - as measures of quality of life. The study of adult Poles provides evidences overweight and obese individuals are not less happy or satisfied with their life than others.

Keywords

PL

Jakość życia; Zdrowie

EN

Health; Quality of life

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 179
• Pages: 51-62

Contributors

author

Piotr Michoń

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ISSN

2083-8611