Foresight·UK Government Office for Science, 2007

Obesity System Map

Societal Influences
Individual Psychology
Food Environment
Food Consumption
Physiology
Physical Activity
Activity Environment
Biology / Medical
Positive
Negative

Mode

Search

Filter by cluster

Show links

108 variables
▶ Positive / ▶ Negative influence
Drag to reposition · Scroll to zoom

EducationMediaAvailabilityEntertainmentPassiveEntertainmentOptionsAcculturationMediaConsumptionValuation ofValuationFoodAcceptability ofAcceptabilityFatnessIdeal Body SizeIdealImageof Obesity as aofDiseasePeer PressureFemaleEmploymentPressure toPressureConsumeGrowth &GrowthProfitabilityPressure on JobPerformanceEfficiency ofIncreaseEfficiencyConsumptionEfficiency ofIncreaseEfficiencyProductionLevel ofEmploymentMinimise CostMinimiseMaximise VolumeMaximiseDifferentiateDifferentiateOfferingsof Food OfferingofCost ofIngredientsFood OfferingsFoodDemand forHealthFood & DrinkFoodPurchasing PowerSelf-EsteemF2F SocialInteractionFood LiteracyIndividualisationUse of MedicinesPsychologicalAmbivalenceStressParental Controlof SmokingofSmokingCessationControl of DietControlof TimeofTV WatchingExposure to FoodAdvertisingIndulgence /IndulgenceCompensationAcquire /AcquireTensionControl ofControlAccumulationTendency toGrazeFood ExposureFood AbundanceDe-skillingImprove FoodImproveOfferingsDemand forConvenienceFood OfferingsFoodFood VarietyAlcoholConsumptionFood OfferingsFoodof FoodofOfferings& DrinkQuality&Portion SizeRate of EatingAcquired TastesCaterAcquiredForce of DietaryHabitsDietary HabitsLock-inDietaryLevel of PrimarySatietyOptimal GIOptimalDynamicsDigestion andDigestionAbsorptionBreast FeedingQuantityBreastPrimary AppetitePrimaryControlEnergy BalanceAvailable EnergyAvailablePhysical NeedPhysicalAcquire EnergyAcquirePreserve EnergyPreserveMetabolisableMetabolisableEnergyAdipocyte NumberAdipocyteFat-Free MassFat-FreeLevel ofThermogenesisto ObesityEpigeneticPredispositiontoof FatofPartitioningof Maternal BodyofComposition& Fetal Growthof&of Child GrowthofLevel ofInfectionsPharma ResourcesPharmaSurgicalSurgicalInnovationsFunctionalFitnessDrug UseDrugto ActivitytoPhysicalActivityNEAT VolitionalActivityRecreationalRecreationalActivityDomesticDomesticActivityOccupationalOccupationalActivityTransportTransportActivityDevices &Labour-SavingDevicesServicesDeprivation ofDeprivationLabourto EnvironmenttoModelling ofModellingActivityEarly ChildhoodPatternsEarlyTeam-BasedTeam-BasedActivityPhysicalPhysicalEducationValuation ofValuationActivityfor RecreationalOpportunitiesforExerciseCost of PhysicalExerciseUnmotorisedUnmotorisedTransportMotorisedMotorisedTransportSedentarySedentaryEmploymentLivingLivingEnvironmentUnmotorisedUnmotorisedTransportAmbientTemperatureScience-BasedAcceptabilityScience-BasedMessagesActivity inActivityChildhoodPostposition toActivity