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Why should we not make assumptions towards people living with obesity?
There are negative weight-based stereotypes, which claim that overweight and obese people lack self-discipline, have a weak willpower, are unsuccessful, are stupid, and do not adhere to weight-loss treatments. in this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed talks about why should we not make assumptions about people living with obesity.
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Why should we not make assumptions about individuals living with obesity? Well, the reason is that a lot of, I would say, ill-informed people may believe that obesity is a self-inflicted lifestyle problem, but that's far from the truth. We now know that the disease of obesity is 80% genetically determined and it creates a permanent disorder in metabolism and it is impossible for patients who are living with obesity to get better on their own. They need medical help and medical treatment.
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