Obesity is not a choice

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In a time where obesity is now a leading cause of death in the UK, and treating obesity related illnesses is costing the NHS billions, the BBC decides to put out this article...

Obesity is not a choice and making people feel ashamed results only in them feeling worse about themselves, a report by top psychologists says.

It calls for changes in language to reduce stigma, such as saying "a person with obesity" rather than an "obese person".

And it says health professionals should be trained to talk about weight loss in a more supportive way.

A cancer charity's recent ad campaign was criticised for "fat shaming".

Obesity levels rose by 18% in England between 2005 and 2017 and by similar amounts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This means just over one in four UK adults is obese while nearly two-thirds are overweight or obese.

But these increases cannot be explained by a sudden loss of motivation across the UK - it is a lot more complicated than that, according to the British Psychological Society report, which concludes it "is not simply down to an individual's lack of willpower".

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49795808

Congrats. You've now given obese people another excuse to carry on as they are. It's not the junk food, sugary drinks and lack of exercise. It's got to be something more...

We risk turning the next generation of children into incredibly unhealthy people if things do not change, and articles like this certainly do not help. Get off your arse and stop eating crap, ffs. It's really not difficult.