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INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE DYNAMICS OF POPULATION WITH OVEREATING BEHAVIOR

  • MINHYE KIM (DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY) ;
  • YONGKUK KIM (DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY) ;
  • CHUNYOUNG OH (DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY)
  • Received : 2023.04.01
  • Accepted : 2023.06.13
  • Published : 2023.06.25
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Abstract

Disordered eating behaviors, such as overeating, are known to be contagious in the general population. The objective of our research is to find an optimal control strategy to reduce the social burden of unhealthy overeating behavior by establishing and analyzing a mathematical model for the social transmission dynamics of unhealthy overeating. We consider four compartments in the population: normal weight with normal eating behavior, normal weight with overeating behavior, overweight with normal eating behavior, and overweight with overeating behavior. Simulation results under various control scenarios show that integrated control measures may be necessary to reduce the growth rate of the overeating population.

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This work was supported by Kyungpook National University Development Project Research Fund, 2020.

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