Nourish Magazine

Obesity Is Complex:

People who struggle with obesity face a double-edged sword. Not only is there a social stigma for overweight bodies, but obesity has also been harshly oversimplified. I often come across the misconception that obesity is only caused because people consume more calories than the ones they spend as if the behavior could be summed up in a basic math equation. Such a simplistic analysis of obesity can be harmful as it negates its complex root causes and denies the difficulty of managing one’s weight. If overcoming obesity was so simple and easy to do, then why is it considered a growing global epidemic with over 800 million people currently living with the disease? What can nutrition education and supportive communities do?

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