Discuss how obesity may affect a person's psychological well-being and how society and ameliorate the harmful effects of obesity

Answer 1

An important aspect of obesity is the prejudice to which obese people may be subjected. Children who are obese are more likely to suffer unfair or indifferent treatment from teachers and to experience more isolation, rejection, and feelings of inferiority than other children. Obese adults are likely to be discriminated against in hiring and promotion decisions and to be thought of as lazy or lacking in self-control—even by health professionals. Society's prejudice against people who don't conform to the cultural ideal of body size may be one of the most injurious aspects of being obese. It is also a preventable part of the reduced health and well-being experienced by many obese people. Acceptance of people of different sizes and a more realistic view of obtainable body weights and shapes may be two of the most important things society can do to ameliorate the harmful effects of obesity.