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Weight bias refers to the negative perception and behavior of the world towards people who are larger. Weight bias can also occur internally when a person becomes self-conscious and doubts himself in a fatphobic environment.
From stereotyping people who are overweight or obese to facing prejudices daily, it often results in low self-esteem issues and eating disorders. Marginalization and exclusivity based on size can seriously affect a person’s life.
In the United States, weight bias has been a rising form of marginalization from 1994-95 to 2004-5 as it rose from 7 to 12%.
In this article, we are going to dive deeper into how this weight bias subject even got started, the instances, and the impact it has on society.