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The human body is a remarkable
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. As an adult, you may consume
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food per year and still not
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a pound of body weight. You are constantly harnessing, and consuming energy through the
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of your body in order to remain in
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. To maintain a
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body weight, your energy input must balance your energy output. However, sometimes the overall energy balance is upset, and your normal body weight will
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.
The term
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refers to the mental image we have of our own
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and this can
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by a variety of factors, including how much you weigh and how that weight is
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. Research has revealed that about 40 percent of adult men and
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of adult women are
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their current body weight. Similarly findings have also been reported at high school level, mainly with female students.
At the college level, a study found that 85 percent of both male and female first year students desired to change their body weight. The
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of this concern is the value that American society is
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a society to physical appearance. Thinness is currently an attribute that females
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. Males generally
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. The
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of individuals who want to change their body weight do it for the sake of appearance, most want to
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body fat, while a smaller percentage of individuals actually want to
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.