Health Trivia : Never say "You are overweight." to overweight people.


"You are overweight" may lead to further weight gain.
from University of LIVERPOOL

Realizing you are an overweight individual is in itself likely to be quite stressful and make making healthy choices in your lifestyle more difficult. 
It is a tricky finding for public health intervention work.


What is important is to tackle stigma in society. 
People with a heavier body weight have body image challenges. 
That is not surprising given the way we talk about weight as a society.