Histórias

I changed my life 33 years ago when we moved to another city with 3 children and my mother.

OPINION: World Obesity Day imagines acceptance and equity in care Obesity Matters began with a dream: to create an organization that could help bring awareness to obesity and its effects. We wanted to challenge the status quo by showing how obesity can affect all of us, regardless of age or background.

From the time I was just five years old, I learned to use food to soothe my anxiety, handle my grief, lift my mood, and numb the chronic emotional pain I was experiencing from living in a chaotic, alcoholic home.

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Let me introduce myself. I am a 64-year-old, hardworking, Southernish, Black woman. By day, I work for WYPR, the NPR news station in Baltimore. At all other times, I am a woman on a mission to eradicate obesity amongst Black women

I reflect on my story here in 'New Year Resolutions (That Quiet Place)'

Mental health can trigger unhealthy coping mechanisms leading to being overweight/obese but also can be affected by those conditions. This is why mental health should be a priority.

I am an obesity survivor and absolutely thriving in my health & fitness going on 8 years now. I am now a personal trainer & body transformation specialist in Perth Western Australia, offering in person coaching and online programs to guide the others trying to overcome obesity & for those that are undergoing bariatric surgery.

Obesity has become a challenge, a big one, in Nepal (a South Asian nation which continues to struggle with persistent under-nourishment among her people).

Carla speaks to her experience of living with obesity.

Dana speaks to the importance of remembering the support offered by the loved ones of those living with obesity.

My name is Sandra Elia, I'm passionate about the work I do to help those living with obesity because my story includes overcoming obesity.

Educating healthcare professionals in using non-stigmatising language and communication in managing obesity may positively affect the quality of healthcare and adherence outcomes in weight loss programmes and interventions.

Senti-me só durante vinte anos porque não recebi apoio médico apropriado e a minha obesidade foi considerada uma escolha. Depois encontrei a minha organização local de doentes.

A Dra Ada Cuevas do Centro Avanzado de Medicina Metabólica y Nutrición (Cammyn) no Chile fala a Melyna sobre a sua experiência de viver com obesidade e enfrentar o estigma do peso.

Quando procurava apoio como parceiro de alguém que vivia com obesidade, não conseguia encontrar nenhum. Por isso, decidi escrever um livro intitulado "Thru Thick and Thin": Facing Obesity through the Eyes of a Loved One' (Enfrentar a Obesidade através dos Olhos de um Amado).

O tratamento da minha obesidade permitiu-me preparar-me para um grande desafio de escalar o Aconcagua. Estou quase lá! (História em português).

Durante anos deixei que declarações negativas sobre mim e o meu peso definissem quem eu pensava ser. Cada vez que conto a minha história, as pessoas que fizeram esses comentários tornam-se um pouco menos poderosas.

Allison Ibrahim vive com a obesidade há mais de 30 anos. Ter acesso a boa informação, sistemas de apoio e profissionais de saúde devidamente informados é essencial - mas difícil de conseguir

medida que nos aproximamos do Dia Mundial da Obesidade (WOD) e do primeiro aniversário da Obesidade, não posso deixar de reflectir sobre as razões que me levaram a iniciar a Obesidade, e há três razões principais que se destacam

Ogweno Stephen was born with childhood obesity, but with the support of people around him he was able to manage his condition. He now leads Stowelink, an organisation educating people in Kenya about obesity, stigma, and how to lead healthier lives.

Para o Dia Mundial da Obesidade 2022, sentimos que precisávamos de começar a perguntar às pessoas em Leeds sobre as suas experiências de vida com obesidade e o estigma, preconceito e discriminação associados