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>Body shaming is not a valid method of making people get in shape Why not? It works. Are you more concerned with someones feelings than their heart health? Whe

by zionic 6y ago

>Body shaming is not a valid method of making people get in shape Why not? It works. Are you more concerned with someones feelings than their heart health? When they pass at a young age will their loved ones at their funeral think "wow, at least nobody ever hurt their feelings"?

tonyedgecombe 6y ago
Why not? It works. Have you got some evidence for that because it sounds dubious to me.
Barrin92 6y ago
No it doesn't work, as in there is actual scientific evidence that disproves that shaming is a valid way to modify behaviour towards better health. In fact it's likely making things worse (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398/) The more people are exposed to weight bias and discrimination, the more likely they are to gain weight and become obese, even if they were thin to begin with. They’re also more likely to die from any cause, regardless of their body mass index (BMI). Fat shaming is also linked to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders and exercise avoidance, Alberga said. There’s emerging evidence that the severity of harm increases when people internalize weight bias and turn it on themselves. In one study, participants with high levels of internalization of weight-bias had three times greater odds of having metabolic syndrome than those with low levels, even after controlling for BMI and other risk factors
thinkharderdev 6y ago
Given what obese people deal with on a regular basis, your fat shaming is really unlikely to make much of a difference on the margin and is more likely to be counter-productive by making them more depressed. There is also a huge difference between sharing candid concerns about someone's weight when you already know them and can be somewhat compassionate about it and shaming a random person you don't know.

by zionic 6y ago

tonyedgecombe 6y ago

Why not? It works. Have you got some evidence for that because it sounds dubious to me.

Barrin92 6y ago

No it doesn't work, as in there is actual scientific evidence that disproves that shaming is a valid way to modify behaviour towards better health. In fact it's likely making things worse (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398/) The more people are exposed to weight bias and discrimination, the more likely they are to gain weight and become obese, even if they were thin to begin with. They’re also more likely to die from any cause, regardless of their body mass index (BMI). Fat shaming is also linked to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders and exercise avoidance, Alberga said. There’s emerging evidence that the severity of harm increases when people internalize weight bias and turn it on themselves. In one study, participants with high levels of internalization of weight-bias had three times greater odds of having metabolic syndrome than those with low levels, even after controlling for BMI and other risk factors

thinkharderdev 6y ago

Given what obese people deal with on a regular basis, your fat shaming is really unlikely to make much of a difference on the margin and is more likely to be counter-productive by making them more depressed. There is also a huge difference between sharing candid concerns about someone's weight when you already know them and can be somewhat compassionate about it and shaming a random person you don't know.