Discrimination against people with obesity

In today's society, appearance and overestimate physical beauty. Thinness is taken as a supreme value, so many people commit acts that put their health at severe risk to enter these ideal models. Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are growing at an alarming rate every day and so far there are no prevention policies that can curb this phenomenon. In this desperate struggle to achieve the lowest possible weight, the fat is seen as what you're scared and do not want to become. Obese people suffer constant humiliation and discrimination in a society that is not adapted for them, that fears and rejects them. Although obesity is a disease that needs treatment, we can not exclude the obese until the decision to regain their health. Society must accept and respect the person overweight and provide the same opportunities as other individuals. People tend to think 'that is so because they want', 'not willing' or 'do not want to lose weight'. It looks like someone lacking the obese will and commitment, uncertain and unfounded prejudice.

Many employers take these and other arguments to reject them. They also believe (or claim to believe) that is a condition that determines the performance of work tasks. While this may be true in some cases, there are many tasks that people can develop equally obese or thin. Obesity does not affect mental capacity.

Discrimination is not only seen in the rejection of others. The fat feels left out when it comes to dressing, riding public transportation or go to certain public places. The apparel stores exclude large-size people, being almost impossible to get designer clothing in sizes above average. Obese people are forced to buy their clothes in special shops of dubious taste at prices well above normal. A morbidly obese can have serious difficulties to travel by plane, train or bus. The seats are small and are very close, so that the obese person does not fit comfortably. Many people avoid sitting next to them on public transport and the absence of seats specially adapted for obese people, forcing some companies to pay for two tickets. In film, theater and other entertainment venues have not appropriate seats, so many choose to deny entry to obese arguing that on-site infrastructure is not suitable for them. We now know that obesity is a disease and not a lack of character or will, obesity has been successfully treated by surgery and is now known that obesity or metabolic surgery is one of the safest and most effective methods to end Obesity.

Regards, Hector Bernal-obesidad.com www.adios