Health News — Obesity a Cause of Discrimination
<!–adsense–>Being overweight can cause more than just health problems, you could also be at risk of discrimination at work. If you’ve been looking for another reason to really start to lose weight, this could be a very good reason - the security of your job!
Of course, we don’t support any type of discrimination, whether at work or anywhere else. But this is definitely something to consider if you find yourself in an interview or promotion situation. There have also been studies done that show that an athletic/fit looking candidate is often favored over a candidate who isn’t. Fair? Definitely not. But that isn’t the point. For your own well-being (health, employment, etc.) there are plenty of reasons to get in shape and be healthy.
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You know, you are absolutely correct. I work in a hospital setting and most of the doctors only want the young thin nurses. It is a shame because most of them lack the intellectual ability that the more experienced-but overweight nurses has.
It’s a sad fact but people often do judge others by their appearance. I find myself doing it sometimes even though I know it’s wrong. It’s the inner person that counts, not the outer one.
I really hate to have to read an article like this, its so sad that 20% of kids these days are obese.