#overweight

Fat-bashing in all its varied forms–criticism, exclusion, shaming, fat talk, self-deprecation, jokes, gossip, bullying–is one of the last acceptable forms of prejudice. From a very young age, before they can walk away or defend themselves, women are taught that they are how they look, not what they do or what they know. (1) ↗

— Robyn Silverman

#fat-bashing #girls #overweight #prejudice #self-esteem

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. ↗

— Dave Barry

#anybody #clothing #golf #hideous #open

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous. ↗

— Carnie Wilson

#dangerous #just #overweight #stress

Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there weren't the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#alcohol #back #days #deal #difficult

I've talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they're judged. They think they're unattractive. ↗

— Phil McGraw

#get #goes #i #judged #just

People say their weight is genetic. But it turns out that people who are overweight don't just have overweight kids. They also have overweight pets. That's not genetic. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

#genetic #just #kids #out #overweight

There are thin girls with infertility issues, normal sized girls with infertility issues and overweight girls with infertility issues. Unless your doctor tells you your weight is affecting you in some way... once the doctor rules it out, that's really not it. ↗

— Giuliana Rancic

#doctor #issues #normal #once #out

Yes and, you know, I can't use the nice words anymore because I used to chicken out by using them. I used to call myself plus size, used to call myself chubby. I used to call myself overweight. ↗

— Star Jones

#because #call #chicken #chubby #i

I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. ↗

— Gene Kelly

#hollywood #i #overweight #ox #pounds

Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care costs. ↗

— Mike Rounds

#ages #being #care #care costs #chronic