Post: Stop Discriminating Against Fat People!
Options
03-10-2011, 09:00 PM
#1
Yes,we live in a society that picks fun at just about anything outside of the norm. You can get picked on for having short hair, being too dark skinned, viewed as ugly, and even having a big nose, yet research shows that the largest group of people discriminated against are fat/obese people. The study also shows that obese people who face discrimination have double the health problems of those who aren’t. Find out why after the jump!
Originally posted by another user
[CNN] - Fat discrimination can contribute to worsening health problems, according to a study published in the journal Social Psychology Quarterly.
Markus Schafer, lead author and sociology and gerontology student at Purdue University, explored whether the tolls of weight discrimination were compounding the negative health effects of obesity.
Using a data survey from 3,000 Americans, Schafer looked at how their health changed over 10 years of their lives. Not surprisingly, the people who were more obese fared worse over the decade.
“The people who faced more discrimination had the steeper declines in health,” Schafer said.
Their ability to climb stairs, bend, and carry everyday items – key measures for health status – declined, he said.
One-third of morbidly obese people reported facing discrimination in their work force, communities and basic services. Fat bias operates as the ‘‘last acceptable basis of discrimination,’’ he wrote.
The findings suggest that discrimination or mistreatment of overweight people does not encourage them to lose weight or become healthier.
“There are inappropriate and appropriate ways” to encourage weight loss, he said. “To discriminate overtly, those types of behaviors can actually do more harm than good.”
“Obese people who face discrimination basically face a double jeopardy,” he said. “They face health challenges on two fronts: They face dangers in health related to physiological effects of carrying a lot of weight, but those effects can be confounded by mistreatment by others. Discrimination and marginalization can compound the effects.”
Markus Schafer, lead author and sociology and gerontology student at Purdue University, explored whether the tolls of weight discrimination were compounding the negative health effects of obesity.
Using a data survey from 3,000 Americans, Schafer looked at how their health changed over 10 years of their lives. Not surprisingly, the people who were more obese fared worse over the decade.
“The people who faced more discrimination had the steeper declines in health,” Schafer said.
Their ability to climb stairs, bend, and carry everyday items – key measures for health status – declined, he said.
One-third of morbidly obese people reported facing discrimination in their work force, communities and basic services. Fat bias operates as the ‘‘last acceptable basis of discrimination,’’ he wrote.
The findings suggest that discrimination or mistreatment of overweight people does not encourage them to lose weight or become healthier.
“There are inappropriate and appropriate ways” to encourage weight loss, he said. “To discriminate overtly, those types of behaviors can actually do more harm than good.”
“Obese people who face discrimination basically face a double jeopardy,” he said. “They face health challenges on two fronts: They face dangers in health related to physiological effects of carrying a lot of weight, but those effects can be confounded by mistreatment by others. Discrimination and marginalization can compound the effects.”
Soucre: You must login or register to view this content.
My Pov:
What I see is people tend to laugh or make jokes about fat people. It doesn't matter if someone's fat, skinny, or has a long nose etc. What matters more is their personality. If they are nice, polite and caring. etc.
What do you think?
03-10-2011, 11:32 PM
#20
iiSuPerBaD
Banned
03-10-2011, 11:36 PM
#22
HerbalEye
I'm thinking of a number...
Originally posted by The
Being overweight kills more people annually than smoking, yet no one harasses anyone publicly more being it. When will it be ok to have a fat and non-fat section at restaurants? We have smoking and non-smoking sections. And with this look of society, we make it seem ok for people to be overweight so they have no reason to change. The rate of smokers is steadily declining with their annoying ad campaign. Where's the ad campaign for fat people?
You must login or register to view this content.
The following user thanked HerbalEye for this useful post:
03-10-2011, 11:37 PM
#23
iiSuPerBaD
Banned
03-10-2011, 11:42 PM
#25
HerbalEye
I'm thinking of a number...
Originally posted by iiSuPerBaD
Then why you questioning me!
---------- Post added at 06:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:40 PM ----------
Originally posted by Shooter
Haha, I'm not fat. :p I'm just against people classifing a whole group of people the same.
I didnt mean to quote you, i though you were that other guy i was talkin too :embarrassed:
Copyright © 2026, NextGenUpdate.
All Rights Reserved.
