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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is a disease, which is defined as an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat that can harm health.
One in ten people are obese worldwide, three times more than 50 years ago. Multiple complications and comorbidities are associated with obesity, both in terms of chronic, psychic and even infectious conditions, as has often been recalled in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. And during the health crisis, discrimination and stigmatizing discourse may have targeted people with obesity.
What are the health risks ? How to stop stigmatizing overweight people? What measures should be put in place to fight against obesity?
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