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Natoshia Yap
Instructor Gordon
English 112
September 30 2006
Obesity looked upon with disgust

There are people who wake up every morning wishing they did not have to face the world. It might sound ridiculous, but for the millions of people dealing with obesity, this is reality.
Society looks upon obese people as if they are a disgrace. There are children and adults who have problems fitting in because they are overweight. It seems like everyone has an image of the ideal body and if a person does not have it, he or she is treated as an outcast.
While growing up overweight, children get picked on because of their weight problems, which can lead to stress, depression, and low self-esteem. The effects of those three things could lead them to eating more and gaining more weight. This seems to indicate that the people who openly put down others are actually contributing to the problematic life that the overweight experience. These......

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