Dear Beautiful Obese Girl

Many cultures throughout history have viewed obesity as a flaw. The obesus or fat character in Greek comedy was a glutton and figure of mockery. During Christian times food was viewed as a gateway to the sins of sloth and lust. 6 In modern Western culture, excess weight is often regarded as unattractive, and obesity is commonly associated with various negative stereotypes. All ages can face social stigmatization and may be targeted by bullies or shunned by their peers. 35 Obese people are also paid less than their non-obese counterparts for an equivalent job. Obese women on average make 6% less and obese men make 3% less. 35.

Studies of persons adopted at birth have shown no relationship between the adult weights of adoptees and their adoptive parents; instead, the weights of the adoptees more closely resembled, first, the weights of their biological mothers and, secondly, that of their biological fathers (8). In fact, if a biologic mother is heavy as an adult, there is a 75% chance that her children will be heavy (4). In a British study by Parsons et al. maternal weight was found to account for the positive relation noted by many researchers between a larger birthweight and excess weight in adulthood (9).

Basically, don't allow yourself to feel guilty for eating to much, but also don't stress out from wanting something so bad that your thinking of food all day long! Eat it and get over it, just try to make the rest of the day healthy. Don't subtract food from your diet or you'll binge. Just substitute with something healthy that is still yummy. The notion of obesity as a sign of good health of course is not that surprising – especially in countries where malnutrition, infectious diseases, gut parasites, and other ‘wasting’ conditions, are endemic. Being skinny is a sure sign of sickness and weight loss is most alarming.

As chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) advances, about 35% of patients experience severe weight loss called pulmonary cachexia, including diminished muscle mass. 7 Around 25% experience moderate to severe weight loss, and most others have some weight loss. 7 Greater weight loss is associated with poorer prognosis. 7 Theories about contributing factors include appetite loss related to reduced activity, additional energy required for breathing, and the difficulty of eating with dyspnea (labored breathing). 7 Instead, Saguy would like to see obesity framed as another form of human diversity – beautiful and healthy. And if she had her way, we’d do away with the word “obesity” entirely, trading it for “fatness.”

More women working outside the home doesn't cause obesity, but it exacerbates the problem," says Deutsch. "They have less time to cook and plan meals, but they still need to feed their families. Processed and fast food is often the easiest and most affordable option." And because of the consolidation of grocery stores, in many poor neighborhoods it's easier to buy fast food than to get fresh food, Deutsch adds. You are beautiful. Your beauty, just like your capacity for life, happiness, and success, is immeasurable. Day after day, countless people across the globe get on a scale in search of validation of beauty and social acceptance.