The Health Effects of Being Called "Fat"

Food, We Need To Talk

Juna Gjata

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Weight stigma, or weight-based discrimination, is a form of stigma that is widely accepted and has been rising over the past few decades. People think that being mistreated because of your body shape or weight is deserved because a person's weight is "their fault." Some even think that "fat shaming" is a way to help people "change" and "become healthier." Today, we discuss the detrimental physical and mental health effects of weight stigma, health effects that are often worse than the documented effects of excess weight. Our guest is psychologist Christine Emmer.

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0:00.0	We have a lot of holidays coming up.
0:04.6	Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa.
0:07.7	And you know what that means.
0:09.1	Yes, Turkey, stuffing pies, gingerbread men, fun songs, ugly sweaters, peppermint bar,
0:16.4	candy canes, and the best part, lots of time spent with our family and friends.
0:21.8	Well Eddie, this time you have hit the nail on the head.
0:25.1	Yes.
0:26.1	Because that is what I wanted to talk about today.
0:28.2	Family and friends?
0:29.2	Um, close.
0:30.9	While seeing your friends and family should be a joyous occasion.
0:35.0	I think for a lot of people, the holidays can be super stressful and challenging because
0:40.4	let's face it, seeing your family and friends is not always the most pleasant of experiences.
0:45.2	Oh, you mean because we start talking about politics?
0:48.9	Actually, I'm more meant because the holidays tend to be when a lot of people may go home
0:53.7	and experience the oh so familiar comments from their family members that they haven't
0:58.2	gotten all year.
0:59.2	Don't you think you should exercise more?
1:02.0	Have you gained weight?
1:03.0	Have you lost weight?
1:04.5	Oh, yeah.
1:06.2	It can be a free for all for every inappropriate comment that hasn't been made over the year.
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