Fat shaming is damaging to health and can ultimately lead to weight gain. Fat-shaming makes people feel worse, instead of inspiring them, and they eat more and gain more weight. Fat-shaming means that overweight people are criticized and harassed for their weight and eating habits in order to make them feel disgraced. The truth is, this can lead to less exercise or weight loss. In most situations, the people who are perfect and never had a weight problem had to deal with fat shaming. The more people are exposed to weight bias and discrimination, the more likely they are, even if they are slim, to acquire weight and become obese. They will also die from any cause irrespective of their body mass index (BMI). Fat shaming is also associated with sadness, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and avoidance of exercise. There is evidence that when people internalize weight distortion and turn it on themselves, the seriousness of harm increases. In one study, subjects with high internalization rates of BMI and other risk variables had a three-fold higher chance of metabolism than participants with low levels.
Many observational studies examined weight discrimination and the likelihood of weight gain and obesity in the future. In one study of 6,157 participants, the probability that non-obese persons with weight discrimination will become even more obese in recent years was 2.5 times higher. Furthermore, weight discrimination among obese people had a 3.2-fold increase in the risk of obesity. This suggests that fat-shaming is unlikely to lead to weight loss. Some more damaging impacts supported by studies are presented here. People at greater risk for depression and other mental problems are discriminated against by weight. The increased risk of eating disorders, like binge eating, is connected to fat-shaming. Fat shaming is associated with decreased self-esteem. Weight discrimination can increase the risk of several chronic diseases by producing stress, weight gain, elevated cortisol levels, and mental issues. This type of bullying can not only increase weight, but it is also associated with depression, eating disorders, reduced self-esteem, and a high risk of several other mental and physical problems.