Abstract

BAUTISTA-DIAZ, María Leticia et al. Body overweight discrimination: Contexts and situations. Rev. Mex. de trastor. aliment [online]. 2019, vol.10, n.1, pp.121-133. ISSN 2007-1523.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2019.1.516.

The obesity consequences are not only physical but also psychosocial, with respect the psychosocial, body discrimination is clinically relevant, since in Mexico 70% of the population could be sufferer of it. Therefore, the objective of this documentary research was to make a count of the contexts and/or situations of discrimination for over weight. Based on the analysis of the literature consulted, it was found that the family, the school environment, the hospital settings and the workplaces, contexts in which understanding and social support are expected, are contexts where body overweight discrimination is promoted and accepted every day. It is concluded that, is necessary to stablish the mandatory practice of psychoeducational interventions with regard to the effect of discrimination in these contexts to sensitize the population and starting their eradication, since this psychosocial phenomenon can affect the mental health of overweight people; and at the same time, can be a maintainer of the body condition and becoming a vicious cycle.

Keywords : Weight stigma; Teasing; Bullying; Psychoeducation; Corporality.

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