IDS402: Module Four Activity Southern New Hampshire University IDS402: Wellness 09:29:49 GMT -05:00 IDS402: Module Four Activity I. Factors That Could Impact Topic Factors that impact obesity are biases and assumptions. Negatives biases and assumptions have existed for several years...
Factors that impact obesity are biases and assumptions. Negatives biases and assumptions
have existed for several years regarding those who are obese. Cossrow et al. (2001) states
“Obese people are typically characterized as physically unattractive, flawed in character, and
personally responsible for their overweight condition. They are commonly described as
‘lazy,’ ‘ugly,’ ‘stupid,’ ‘lacking willpower,’ ‘incompetent,’ and ‘indulgent.’ The
consequences of such stereotypes have been shown in several studies” (par. 2). These biases
and assumptions of those impacts perceptions and do not benefit those who are obese or
motivate them to educate and make changes, but rather typically make this disease worse for
them. It
is common for society to blame victims when it comes to conditions like obesity, rather than
consider environmental factors and changes that need to be implemented to improve the
wellness of all (Cossrow, 2001). Conversations should be made on how nutritional health and
resources can be more accessible for all, as opposed to using negative stereotypes to insult
those who are obese.
II. Potential Obstacle
A potential obstacle to obesity is lack of health education and resources. Discussion on
the topic of obesity can be more constructive when society can understand that many of those
do not have proper access to education surrounding their wellness or resources to improve it,
like parks and gyms. Even for those who do have access, healthcare workers are typically not
trained properly in order to understand or treat obesity (Dietz et al., 2015). Increased
education surrounding obesity for those working with those to improve their wellness would
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