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While there is large scale consensus that faulty eating habits cause obesity, that’s not the sole reason. There may be genetic, psychological, environmental, social and cultural factors and other disorders behind the excess weight issues.
Comedian Bharti Singh spoke about the body shaming and trolling for her weight on Moving in with Malaika, but it all sounds scripted and not real.
As soon as the video of Anant Ambani's engagement was released, trolls began scathing comments about his physique while marvelling at the supposedly "strange" match, concluding "it must be for the money."
With time I got used to rejection. Rejection from somebody I loved, rejection from the job I aspired to and rejection from my own body at some point of time. Whenever I think about that time, I get scared.
Tamil actor Manjima Mohan was trolled for gaining weight when she posted her wedding pics on social media. Another Tamil actor was removed from a series as she had acne. Enough!
We as a society have so much in-built fat phobia that we don't hesitate to comment on others' bodies and even consider fat people lesser humans!
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