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People often say that "fat-shaming doesn't work," but Asian Americans fat shame their overweight family members constantly and -- surprise -- are among the leas

People often say that "fat-shaming doesn't work," but Asian Americans fat shame their overweight family members constantly and -- surprise -- are among the least obese demographic groups in America today.

amylene 7y ago
Where is the causative indicator? It could be genetics. Or maybe there are confounders - even if it is causative, perhaps it has serious negative impact on mental health.
baroomba 7y ago
I've definitely not picked up junk food at the store several times, or ordered something healthier & smaller when dining out, and so on, to avoid feeling shame. I've actually worked to cultivate the feeling in those situations, as it's so damn useful.
taurath 7y ago
There's still plenty of obese asian americans around. Obese people self shame constantly. It creates a feedback look that keeps them being obese. It destroys all their self confidence. If fat shaming worked to prevent obesity on a societal level nobody would be fat. Its an issue with a lot of factors.
Someone1234 7y ago
Here's a paper that looked at this[0]: > Paradoxically, the use of fat-shaming to induce weight loss is a significant public health issue, as it has been linked to eating and exercise psychopathology. As juvenile obesity increases in African societies, there is a continuing risk that obese school children and adolescents in physical activity settings will become targets of fat-shaming that damage their developing self-image and weight management efficacy. The thesis of this paper is that fat-shaming in physical activity contexts can undermine efforts to stem juvenile obesity, promote lifelong physical activity and redress health inequities. So "fat shaming" not only destroys juvenile's self-esteem, but may actually make them gain weight and struggle to control their weight. If you have any literature that supports "fat shaming" as a successful weight loss strategy, I'd be interested to read it. [0] https://journals.co.za/content/ajpherd1/22/Issue-41/EJC200074 https://journals.co.za/content/ajpherd1/22/Issue-41/EJC20007...

amylene 7y ago

Where is the causative indicator? It could be genetics. Or maybe there are confounders - even if it is causative, perhaps it has serious negative impact on mental health.

baroomba 7y ago

I've definitely not picked up junk food at the store several times, or ordered something healthier & smaller when dining out, and so on, to avoid feeling shame. I've actually worked to cultivate the feeling in those situations, as it's so damn useful.

taurath 7y ago

There's still plenty of obese asian americans around. Obese people self shame constantly. It creates a feedback look that keeps them being obese. It destroys all their self confidence. If fat shaming worked to prevent obesity on a societal level nobody would be fat. Its an issue with a lot of factors.

Someone1234 7y ago

Here's a paper that looked at this[0]: > Paradoxically, the use of fat-shaming to induce weight loss is a significant public health issue, as it has been linked to eating and exercise psychopathology. As juvenile obesity increases in African societies, there is a continuing risk that obese school children and adolescents in physical activity settings will become targets of fat-shaming that damage their developing self-image and weight management efficacy. The thesis of this paper is that fat-shaming in physical activity contexts can undermine efforts to stem juvenile obesity, promote lifelong physical activity and redress health inequities. So "fat shaming" not only destroys juvenile's self-esteem, but may actually make them gain weight and struggle to control their weight. If you have any literature that supports "fat shaming" as a successful weight loss strategy, I'd be interested to read it. [0] https://journals.co.za/content/ajpherd1/22/Issue-41/EJC200074 https://journals.co.za/content/ajpherd1/22/Issue-41/EJC20007...