Writing in the International Journal of Obesity, Dr. Rebecca M. Puhl has found substantial discrimination against overweight people. You can read a summary at MedlinePlus.
Dr. Puhl reports that weight discrimination in America is close to rates of racial discrimination for women.
Weight discrimination can involve being called names to being turned down for employment on the [...]
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3. Discrimination
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2 Modern illnesses
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The International Obesity Task Force writes that being overweight or obese increases the risk of a number of health conditions. These include the following:
High blood pressure
Osteoarthritis
High total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides
Type 2 diabetes
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Gallbladder disease
Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
Breast and colon cancer
None of these is much fun. My own blood pressure [...]
1. So many fat people
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I was eating at Applebee’s in Dartmouth, MA, yesterday, with my wife Linda, and I was struck by the number of very fat women eating there.
Let’s not be hypocritical about this – my doctor says I could lose 20 pounds. I did lose 27 pounds by knocking off carbs. That was great. Even the feeling [...]
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