Guichet: weight discrimination

More than 4 out of 10 people in Switzerland are overweight. Of these, 12% are obese. A proportion that has doubled in 30 years. Yet awareness that obesity is a chronic, multifactorial disease is low. For example, three quarters of those surveyed said they were discriminated against because of their weight. At school, at work, in recruitment and even in the medical field, stigmatization is omnipresent. It also takes its toll on social networks. This has very serious consequences for the physical and mental health of those concerned.