How can weight discrimination make obesity worse?

Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism

Weight discrimination can make obesity worse; obese people often feel uncomfortable in their doctor's office or hospital, and they are less prone to seek preventive care. Watch weight loss specialist Caroline Apovian, MD, explain this concept.

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Obesity

If you have too much body fat, you are obese, just like over 70 million other Americans. It happens because you eat more calories than you use, and your body converts the excess to fat. There are lots of reasons that this can happen. Our lifestyle may lack exercise, we are given portions that are too big and too caloric when we eat, and some of us are just more efficient genetically at converting food into fat.

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