Obesity is not just a question of will or lifestyle, but a complex chronic disease with biological, psychological and social factors. Why do we condemn people so quickly? Simona Klemenčič FOT: POP TV According to clinical psychologist Simona Klemenčič, there is still a strong belief in society that people with obesity bear full responsibility for their condition: “Unfortunately, there is the mistaken belief that people with obesity bear full responsibility for their condition and that excessive body weight is just a result of a lack of will.” Igor Višnjar also points out that today’s social standards of the body are very narrowly set: “Appearance often influences the first impression we make about an individual, so people who deviate from social body ideals are often judged negatively.”
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