way to motivate them to lose weight, the study authors said.
“There is still a lingering degree of thinking that teasing or shaming might help people lose weight. Not only does it not motivate healthy behaviors, but it increases the risk of unhealthy behaviors,” Schvey said.
Michelle Solo, a licensed master social worker at Ascension Eastwood Behavioral Health in Michigan, said she wasn’t surprised by the findings.
“Unhealthy eating habits are often related to comfort or reducing stress,” she said.
Solo said it’s yet another study that shows the need for earlier interventions to teach