Labelling people as obese has a very negative impact. It creates negative feelings towards an individual. It causes weight bias and stigma.
It influences how a person feels about their condition and themselves. It affects how likely people are to get medical treatment. It causes discrimination.
It needs to end. People-first language has been widely adopted for most chronic diseases and illnesses, but not for obesity. We believe it’s time to make a change.
Help us end weight bias and stigma. I’m people-first. Are you? I’m people-first.
Are you? I am people-first. Are you?