Nutrióloga Wendy Gonzalez UC

La Organización Mundial de la Salud recomienda evitar el uso de edulcorantes para el control de peso, además pueden ser un factor de riesgo para desarrollar enfermedades como diabetes.

Lo mejor es basar tu consumo en alimentos y bebidas naturales lo menos procesados posible 🍉🌽🫓🍗
Fuente: Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023.

🔎 : Obesity is a disease, not a personal failure.

For too long, people living with obesity have faced blame and stigma instead of the understanding, care and support they deserve.

The evidence is clear: obesity is a complex, chronic disease influenced by biology, genetics, psychology, environments and the systems we live in. It cannot be explained by willpower alone, and there is no single cause or single solution.

When we continue to frame obesity as a personal failing, we risk increasing stigma, delaying access to care and overlooking the wider changes needed to improve health.

💙 By recognising obesity as a disease, we can:
✔️ Reduce stigma and discrimination
✔️ Improve access to evidence-based care
✔️ Support people with compassion and respect
✔️ Strengthen health systems
✔️ Create healthier environments that make healthy choices easier

Changing the conversation is an important step towards changing outcomes.

Together, we can build a future where people living with obesity receive the care, understanding and support they deserve.

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🗣️ Help shape the future of obesity care. Our MAPPS II surveys are still open for people with lived experience of obesity, parents and caregivers, and policymakers. Your experiences will help inform future policy and improve obesity prevention and care worldwide.
🔗 www.worldobesity.org/mapps

🇲🇽 Next month we'll also be gathering in Mexico City for , where researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, advocates and people with lived experience will come together to explore the latest science and solutions across obesity prevention, treatment and care.
🔗 www.icocongress.com