Parents teasing children about weight can lead to internalized weight stigma in adulthood, causing people to feel less attractive or valuable, even if not obese or underweight.
Pressure from parents, family members, bullies, and the media has lasting effects on psychological health, linked to eating disorders and drive for thinness.
Internalized weight stigma from childhood can lead to depression, anxiety, compromised well-being, avoidance of healthy habits, and increased mortality risk, independent of weight.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]