HLPO 2.3 Cognition and obesity

Obesity is not simply the result of biological factors. Cognitive factors play a mediating role in deciding what we eat and how we eat.The following lesson looks at how cognition plays a role in obesity by looking at the Dual Processing Model of decision-making. Heuristics and irrational thinking will be explored.A copy of the presentation is available for students under the revision section for this option.

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