Exploring Obesity: Public Views, Health Risks, and Social Support

This essay delves into the public perceptions of overweight and obesity, examining the stigmatization and discrimination faced by individuals with these conditions. It highlights the far-reaching health ramifications of obesity, impacting both children and adults. The analysis covers high risks of certain diseases, intimidation and isolation, and inadequate support from guardians and parents. The essay further discusses parental roles in obesity prevention, addressing misconceptions and societal attitudes towards body size. It emphasizes the need for societal respect and unwavering love for individuals regardless of their body conformation, advocating for the elimination of stigma and equal attention for all.

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PART 2A. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Research Question: revolution to fat study.
Watkins, P. L., Farrell, A. E., & Doyle Hugmeyer, A. (2012). Teaching fat studies: From conception to
reception.
Fat Studies,
1(2), 180-194.
In this article, Watkins and Doyle confirm that the fat study is a field that's trying to teach
people especially communities about the overweight and some related conformations of the body
like obesity (Cameron, 2015). Fat sturdy tries to advocate for the quality and fair treatment of all
regardless of their physical appearance. It tends to give good impressions and remove the
negative perceptions overlooks to individuals who do have body conformations. Furthermore, it
also states how the community reacts towards people who have obesity and overweight. I tend to
use this articles in this concept since it is relevant to the topic of my discussions and it depicts
social norms and outlooks toward the people who have obesity and overweight. Thus it will help
us more to understand, summarize and analyze into deep details of fat studies and problems it
has to the body.
Satinsky, S., & Ingraham, N. (2014). At the intersection of public health and fat studies: Critical
perspectives on the measurement of body size. Fat Studies, 3(2), 143-154.
Intersections on concepts of public health and fat studies tend to give a directory of the
communities' perceptions of obesity and fat. It outlined how fat people have treated in society
and the general outlook. This concept is quite relevant to the topic since it also explains some of
the concepts majority of the people do normally face and natural stigmatizations that rooted itself
towards obesity and overweight.it also documented the conversation of the diversity and good
treatment towards the fat and overweight (Cameron,2016). This source is valuable since not only

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does it provide information about health and fat studies but it also outlines how fat people are
treated in society and several intuitions. I will use the information it outlined to provide
immediate response and solutions to the fat studies and give appropriate responses to the possible
solutions to the stigmatization that dwells on the people who have obesity and overweight.
Windram-Geddes, M. (2013). Fearing fatness and feeling fat: Encountering affective spaces of
physical activity. Emotion, space and Society, 9, 42-49.
In this monograph, wind ram Geddes confirms that fearing fatness and feeling fat has
created stress and animosity among the obese and overweight people.it also reveals how
emotional some of the people are if they find out that they are fat or oversized especially to some
of the students in the school.in addition to that, it also tries to show some of the fear learners may
have to their colleagues during games or to participate fully.it is quite relevant to the topic since
it displays some of the fundamental aspects fat studies touches. I found how useful this source is
as it also weaves dialogue between obesity and some of the discourse on the health. However, it
also shows some of the uncertainty that dwells in the physical education class, especially to some
of the learners who are overweight as some of the teachers, may ridicule them due to their body
conformation, thus it a aligns with our topic of the discussions, which is also debating about the
problems overweight do get in various places bit in the institutions and others places they do live
in.
Project 2b.ESSAYS OUTLINED ASSIGNMENT
Effects of overweight and obesity:
Introduction

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Introductory sentence: the general challenges obesity and overweight people do face in the
daily life.
Thesis statement: The aim of this article is to show some of the public perceptions of
overweight and obesity. How different individuals who normally have obesity and body weight
react to the stigmatizations and discrimination. In addition to that, to show how obesity has far-
reaching ramification as it has an influence on the general health of the child beside causing of
the chronic problems to adult.
Summary of the main ideas:
 High risk to certain diseases
 intimidation discrimination and isolation
 Inadequate support by the guardians and parents.
Main idea: #1
Claim: high risk to certain disease
Evidence:
 Association with hypertension and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
(Satinsky & Ingraham, 2014, pg143-154).
 Cholelithiasis and sleep apnea (Brown, 2016).
 Breast cancer, prostate cancer, collateral cancer and gallbladder cancer.
(Satinsky & Ingraham, 2014, pg143-154).
 Poor self-esteem, depression, an embarrassment to self and spouse, increases
irritability and difficulty in finding cloth size (Phillipson, 2013).

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 women who are obese tend to have arthritis in the weight-bearing joints such as the
knee, and that creates mobility problems which make them live a sedentary lifestyle
(Monaghan,& Evans 2013)
Effects: As it outlined by Monaghan and Evans (2013) Obesity discourse and
fat politics: research, critique and interventions. Some of the problems
normally overweight people do face include diabetes and blood sugar. They
also stated that over 87% of the adult people who are overweight have
diabetes and blood sugar. This is true in that blood circulation of the person
suffering from the blood sugar normally being hinder and some point. This
due to the facts they have insulin resistor which blocks the blood from flowing
smoothly. Due to this, cells responsible for the blood circulation will work so
hard by pumping of the blood to high pressure.
Main idea: #2
Claim: intimidation and isolations
Evidence:
 lack of moral support from the institution and subordinate staff (Cameron
& Russell,2016)
 Ridiculing of the student with obesity by the mates (Friedman, 2015).
 provisions of some laws that shows some disrespects to the overweight
and obesity (Cameron & Russell,2016)
 Blames mounted on the women by their husband over the body
conformations of their children (Friedman, 2015).

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 Lack of moral support to the obese and overweight (Cameron &
Russell,2016)
Effects: There is intimidation in a society set up where some of the parents threatened their
children with death threats due shame they get from them. This is captured by Friedman, (2015).
Mother blame, fat shame, and moral panic: "Obesity” and child welfare. It also shows some of
the ridicule and some of the scolding comments most of the women and children do get
especially if they happened to have obesity or overweight. In addition, they also display some of
the characters of the teachers and members of the subordinate staff feelings towards the
admission and serving of the obese students and pupils.
Main idea: #3
Claim: Inadequate support by the guardians and parents.
Evidence:
 Some parents viewed obesity and overweight as abnormality hence they don’t support
they failed to support their kinds if happen to have overweight and obesity (Watkins &
Gerber, 2016).
 Some of the guardians are just ignorant of the overweight and obesity (Watkins et
al,.2012).
 Some of the parents deny their children food as they perceived it as a way of the reducing
obesity (Cameron &Russell, 2016).
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In most of the society set up, some of the parents disowned their children and even further issued
them with death threats due shame they get from them.it also shows some of the ridicule and
some of the scolding comments most of the women and children do get especially if they
happened to have obesity or overweight. In addition, most of the parents are unwilling to be
associated with their sibling if have some of the abnormalities such as overweight and obesity.
This makes most of the children feel unsafe.
Conclusion
Restatement of the argument: the government should come up with a way of eliminating the
stigma that dwells on the people who are overweight, fat and even obesity. Parents should love
their children as their own and give them moral support they need.
The significance of the main point: everyone in society needs respects and unwavering love,
regardless of the confirmation of their bodies. This should be applied to people who have obesity
and overweight.
Concluding statement: everyone does to be respected and all should be given equal attention bit
in institutions or at home.
Project 2c. CRITICAL ANALYSIS ESSAYS:
Abstract
This articles generally based on the problems and ignorance of the individuals who perceived
that those who have obesity and abnormal body size should not be involved in various activities
or not likely to be associated with (Brown, 2016). This is world epidemic and as it outlined in the
finding and recommendations below. The article tried to show how hard it for individuals who

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lived with abnormal body size.it also trying to portray how different institutions treat pupils and
student with obesity and overweight.
Introduction
Fat sturdy is a field that critically analyses the community behaviour towards oversize
and appearances the article will entirely base on the perceptions towards the abnormalities of the
body size and some related size which appear to be on the serious concern. The main aim of this
context is to focus on how the parents strive to prevent obesity in childhood and emerging field
of fat studies and temporary perceptions towards the oversize individuals hence to shows how
the obesity has afar ramifications as it can have a huge impact on the health and wellbeing of the
of the child also commutating chronic problems in adulthood. Thus the following three sources
of the problems like overweight, obesity and how the parents are trying to prevent obesity from
children.
Parent’s role in obesity and support they take to avoid it from children.
Majority of the parents have a certain myth that being overweight is abnormal and it is associated
with certain mental problems. Issues related to obese among the children have risen in that, some
parents have no knowledge concerning overweight and to be fat. Majority of the parents fingered
point one another to be the sources of the course of the obesity to the family this may result to
unfaithfulness in family and separations. This problems based on the difference among the
parents have made the matter to be of shame to children who are overweight in the family.
However, some parents may seek percussions to lessen the burdens from the children by treating
them or amputating some of the oversize pats of the body. (Fikkan & Rothblum, 2012)

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Furthermore, many parents tend to have different views on the preventions of the obesity
among the children, some views it to be fat is just normal, which is contrary to most of the
parent's perceptions who perceive it as illness or abnormality. However, William states that
sometimes fat people may live longer than thin people in the world nowadays thus should be
considered to be of importance in societal level than discriminating them. Moreover, some
federal system of the government tends to lower amputate certain parts of the body to reduce the
overweight or the fatness of some people (Friedman, 2015). In addition, several diseases may in
cooperate with the size of the body or longevity lifespan of the individuals lies with weight.
Furthermore, some kinds of food people do eat may make them increase in weight like food rich
calories and some of the proteinases food. Though some peoples feel so proud of being fat or
overweight, without knowing that normally causes depression. This is dangerous to people since
it can lead to death (Kastorini, Milionis, Esposito, Giugliano, Goudevenos, & Panagiotakos,
2011).
Death pose from fat.
To the majority of the parents, to be fat somehow is ashamed to family and this may lead
to high risk of the life of the children who may happen to be fat since they are mistreated and
intimidated by the parents or the guardians who take care of them. Due to the death threats and
stigmatizations which is so common amongst the children who are overweight and some who
have obesity and oversize may be tempted to reduce their body or get some parts of their bodies
to be amputated so that they may get rid of death at an early age (Lloyd, 2014). However, some
of the late hypothesis shows that many fat individuals do die due to a lack of exercise and serious
activities which may make the blood to circulate in their bodies, this has caused a lot of the
worries amongst parents who have obese children. In addition to that, due to lack of proper

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nutrients may also cause the overweight thus it may make the body prone to cancer and some
associated related diseases. Contrarily, if it were to be that serious then many could have noticed
it that indeed overweight somehow is so much serious than the infectious disease that nearly
killed everyone in the mid of eighties. But being people have not seen such seriousness which it
impacts in life then it regarded to be nearly imagination to the reality that many knows about to
be fat (Maor, 2011)
Some countries like China denied fat people from siring the children. This is great
discrimination to the people who may happen to be fat or overweight. Similarly, some countries
like Britain barred vitro fertilization to the fat individual this likely to traumatized pregnant
women being to be fat somehow is natural hence denying them to access some of the basic
things which may mean pretty well to them that no longer have right to give birth (MPhil &
Bombak, 2015). Moreover, united states also offer guidance on how to avoid overweight and
give some advertisement to the public to guardians to prevent overweight to their children.
Secondly, some institutions, most of the overweight students or pupils are denied
opportunity to freely participate with the rest in games and sports activities as a way of
sympathizing with the overweight not get hurt which is contrary to their wishes. In addition to
that, some learners are discriminated by the rest due to their overweight and this impacts a lot to
their performance in general (McPhail & Bombak, 2015). This has created negative perceptions
of obese and overweight. This may clearly show how they are deprived in places of the honour
and respects. Furthermore, some of the parents especially the male parents may regard oversize
children resulted in the laziness of their mothers who are not giving them the correct training in
order to be thin.

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Thirdly, some of the counsellors of high school students are reluctant to offer advice to
students who are overweight. This a heinous acts may cause some of the obese learners to feel
unwanted and isolated. Furthermore, some guardians are reluctant to fully support their kids who
have obesity and May even ridiculed them when they eat to make them lose weight. This
pervasiveness and general view of the people who are overweight, further witness by several
employees who are reluctant to give a job to people who are overweight. Most of the recourses
professions showed some kind of reluctant when it has come to promotion. Mostly, less
overweight is preferred to overweight during promotions of the job hence obese and overweight
are left out. (Monaghan, Colls, Evans, 2013). Due to high discrimination on the sections of the
governmental body towards the obese children or people with obesity, most of the parents ensure
that their children are free from obesity. The majority makes routine exercise to their children in
order to lose weight daily or some tend to give their children food which is not rich in calories so
that they may reduce in size.
Recommendation
Most of the countries like China, Britain and US, should adopt some of the policies that
curtail some of the individuals who may intimidate overweight individuals, they should apply
fair treatment to all especially when it comes to vitro fertilization. However they should also
come up with a simple way to prevent obesity and if it happened one is having it, they should be
treated fairly regardless of the shape and minor outlook (O'Reilly & Sixsmith, 2012). Different
institutions should adopt the policies of curbing the cases of the ridiculing overweight students
and pupils hence this may make the obese and overweight to learn like the rest of the classmates.
Moreover, subordinate staff should also be taught how to handle and fairly treat different
learners with respects and love. This can make learners feel safer and participate in the class. In

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addition, high school advisers should fairly advise students whichever state of their bodies and
make an equal verdict in case of misbehaviour amongst the learners. Furthermore, Bodies
concerns in admitting students and pupils should do so in a fair manner without considering the
weight of the learners (Phillipson, 2013).
Obesity sometimes are undesirable and no one may need to have it, thus many people
have come with a mechanism to reduce it, for instance, the traditional therapy which aims at
reducing the calories in the food. Moreover, some physicians should offer support from the
casual to full therapy which reduces obesity.
Findings
Recent research shows that revealed that overweight mostly is not being caused by food
or curtained diseases. Some do occur naturally. However, obesity may be mostly caused by the
caloric intake.
People who do have obesity normally suffer from hypertension. Most of the men and women
who have obesity may have high chances of the high risk of lung cancer and some of the serious
related diseases. Affected individuals should not eat food enriched in the calories (Previte &
Gurrieri, 2015).
Furthermore, people with obesity normally have high blood pressure and for sometimes die due
to it. Moreover, overweight May as well as be caused by the food enriched in calories intake.
However, some abnormalities are quite natural and have nothing to do with food or disease as it
perceived by most communities.
Most importantly, overweight that results in children may lead to heart failure, bone and
joint problem and some of the key characteristics of the child suffering from the overweight.