Two in three Quebecers want to lose weight, reveals a study carried out in 2021 for the organization ÉquiLibre.
This negative relationship with weight has even worsened with the pandemic, as one in three people say they are more concerned about the bathroom scale than before COVID-19.
“The omnipresence of a discourse focused on weight […] has negative impacts, ”says Andrée-Ann Dufour Bouchard, nutritionist and project manager at ÉquiLibre.
Within the framework of the week “The weight? No comment ! », The organization whose mission is to promote a positive body image will offer various tools to teach people how to react to comments they receive about their weight, whether they are made by strangers, friends, members of the community. their family or … by themselves.
Visit ÉquiLibre’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, from November 29 to December 3, to discover these tips.
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