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April 15, 2011
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- Social Stigma: The Hidden Danger Of Obesity...
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Social Stigma: The Hidden Danger Of Obesity...
Dear Reader,
How is this fair? Not only does obesity put you at greater risk for physical problems like heart disease and diabetes, there's a new bit of research in the journal Social Psychology Quarterly that finds the social stigma attached to carrying all those extra pounds exacerbates physical decline.
The study found that moderately obese participants who reported discrimination demonstrated more of a physical decline than did severely obese who didn't report discrimination.
The data used in the study came from over 1,500 subjects aged 25 to 74 who were questioned in 1995 and ten years later in 2005 on things related to aging and health equality. Participants were asked if they had experienced any discrimination in different social settings (workplace, restaurants, school) and why they thought it had happened. They also classified themselves as not overweight, somewhat or very overweight. All this was part of the National Survey of Midlife Development.
When it came to discrimination, under 5% of non obese subjects reported experiencing discrimination, but only 11% of moderately obese and 33% of the severely obese could say the same. These were also the subjects who had the sharpest decline over time in their ability to function... things like climbing stairs, carrying groceries, doing dishes.
Obesity goes beyond being just a physical thing. There's a psychological issue too according to lead researcher Markus Schafer who is a doctoral student at Purdue University. When you have the sense of being discriminated against it can contribute to declining physical health.
There are two explanations for the link according to Schafer. The added stress could be keeping the obese in a state of arousal that brings on a cascade of harmful effects at the cellular level. Some subset of very obese people may also be self conscious about their weight and less likely to exercise, share a desire to get fit or put themselves out there in a gym or organized program. We know that support for exercise is essential to success, and by not taking advantage of it, obese people face a more difficult time getting fit.
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Social Stigma: The Hidden Danger Of Obesity... Continued...
No mater what the actual weight, those who said they'd been mistreated because
of their weight saw themselves as heavier than those who had not faced such discrimination.
So while 7% of overweight participants who didn't face discrimination felt very
fat, 20% of those who had felt the sting of discrimination indicated they felt
very heavy.
Another study appearing in the December 2010 issue of the journal Obstetrics
and Gynecology finds that 25% of women who were either overweight or obese actually
saw themselves as either normal weight or underweight. While those struggling
with weight shouldn't kid themselves, being cruel and discriminating against
them isn't the way to help people recognize the dangers of those extra pounds.
Schafer supports the national campaigns, like the one spearheaded by Michelle
Obama, but cautions that the messages need to be sensitive. No ridicule or contemptuous
attitudes... instead focus on the very real risks of all that added weight. Being
aware of such discrimination, and doing what we can to put a stop to it is everyone's
business, everyone's responsibility. We don't tolerate discriminate against people
based on their gender or race; it's no better to judge someone unfairly because
of added weight.
To your good health,
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Sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110309
/sc_livescience/obesityshiddenperilstigmamayfurtherhealthdecline
General info on discrimination:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination
Obesity Action Coalition:
http://www.obesityaction.org/magazine/oacnews12
/obesityanddiscrimination.php
More on bias against obese people:
http://xnet.kp.org/permanentejournal/sum03/stigma.html
Basics on obesity:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004552/
Markus Schafer, PhD candidate, Purdue University:
https://www.cla.purdue.edu/sociology/directory/?p=Markus_Schafer
Study abstract, March 2011, Social Psychology Quarterly:
http://spq.sagepub.com/content/74/1/76.abstract
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