Changes in Self-esteem in Participants Associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme

versa High BMIs tend to be related to lower self-esteem in both adults and children as reported in many [2-6], but not in all studies The relationship between body weight and selfesteem is often moderated by culture, gender, age and ethnicity The relationship is mediated by a number of factors such as cultural norms Body weight is related to perceptions of body image and body dissatisfaction [7,14-16], whether those perceptions are directly related to weight or not In modern society, women tend to perceive themselves as more overweight and aspire to be leaner than they are, whereas men do not perceive themselves as overweight or obese This over-evaluation of body shape in women may well be influenced by self-criticism