Obesity: Is It Nature or Nurture?
Weight doesn’t define a person, but it certainly affects how we perceive ourselves and others. It doesn’t help that obese people (those whose BMI is over 30) are often stereotyped as lazy overeaters. The obesity epidemic is at an all-time high in America, reaching 42.4% in 2018. Carrying that excess weight affects both the person’s self-esteem …