Obesity And Counselling On Student Eating Habit In University Of Calabar: The Counsellor Prespective
Effiom, Bassey Ekeng (Ph.D)
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Florence Undiyaundeye A.
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Roseline Anyiopi Undie
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Ekwok, Mercy Lawrence
Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B 1115 Calabar, Nigeria.
Favour Ojedor
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Godwin Micheal Ubi
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Elizabeth G. Akpama
Department Of Guidance And Counselling, Faculty Of Educational Foundations, University Of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria .
Keywords: Obesity, Counselling, Student, Habit, Eating, Counsellor
Abstract
Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death. In University of Calabar Student eating habit is bad and the counsellor view it as a danger to the student body system. Therefore, counsellor are counselling the student on their eating habit. or most persons affected by obesity, however, the causes of their condition are more complex, involving the interaction of multiple factors. Indeed, the rapid rise in obesity worldwide is likely due to major shifts in environmental factors and changes in behaviour rather than a significant change in human genetics. For example, early feeding patterns imposed by an obese mother upon her offspring may play a major role in a cultural, rather than genetic, transmission of obesity from one generation to the next. Generally, obese persons have a shorter life expectancy; they suffer earlier, more often, and more severely from a large number of diseases than do their normal-weight counterparts. The counsellor view student eating management habit as very important to their health.