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Shared Writing: Ethical and Social Responsibility: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion Worth 20 Points 0 Attitudes toward obesity have varied widely both across and within cultures at various historical times. There is evidence that this cultural variation is giving way to an increasing "fat stigma, even in cultures around the globe that have previously had positive values attached to larger body size. Is the spread of negative views of people who are overweight or obese a good thing or a bad thing for these cultures? Explain your answer from both a physical health and also a psychological health perspective A minimum instructor, and you can participate in the class discussion number of characters is required to post and earn points. After posting. your response can be viewed by your class and 0 characters | 140 minimum 2:30 PM e here to search F9 F10 F5 F6 8

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In some cultures, being fat was highly correlated with being wealthy. Back in the time, during The Great Depression or even earlier, people had only enough food to eat, the poor were famished. Thus, being fat in some cultures indicated that they had a lot of money to buy food to eat. However, with changing times, obesity has become a growing cause of concern. Being 'fat' has both psychological as well as physical repercussions. With the growing trends exhibited by the media, we are all under an impression that being skinny or thin is acceptable and attractive.

Obesity physically is unhealthy. It is the leading problem for numerous lifestyle diseases. Excess body fat results in heart diseases, clogging arteries, diabetes, arthritis and etcetera to name a few. One must live a healthy lifestyle which excludes junk food. One must eat whole-grains and natural foods instead of packaged food products. It does not matter if one is fat or thin but it is important to stay healthy and fit. Some people who eat healthy are fat too. They are obese but not unhealthy. They just consume more calories than their body needs. On the contrary, some people who are thin, are very unhealthy. They eat junk food day in and day out. It is the metabolism rate that affects obesity.

One must not be demeaned for being fat. For medical reasons, yes, it is not a good thing. However, it must not take a toll on one's mental health. Obesity does take a mental toll on people because of how the society views them. It affects one's self-esteem, self-concept and self-confidence. All of these are a root cause of depression, stress and anxiety.

Thus, being of whatever size one wants to be should not affect them psychologically, however physically it is more important to stay healthy than thin.

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