THE IMPACT OF ONE'S OWN WEIGHT GAIN AND LOSS HISTORY ON ATTITUDES TOWARDS OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE PEOPLE

Introduction: The attitude of doctors towards overweight and obesity, both positive and negative, can influence their attitude towards overweight and obese patients, the likelihood of prescribing weight loss recommendations, determining treatment methods for such patients and their effectiveness.

Objective: to study the influence of one's own weight gain and loss history on attitudes towards overweight and obese people among 6th-year medical university students.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study of the consent sample of 6th-year medical university students. The main parameters of the study are gender, age, the study of the participant's personal experience in weight loss / gain, family history of overweight, Antifat attitudes questionnaire  (AFA), Scale of satisfaction with areas of their own body.

Results: the higher the BMI, the more dissatisfied people are with their bodies. Additional factors influencing the degree of unsatisfaction with one's body are the number of strategies used for weight loss during life and the presence of bully due to overweight and obesity during life. Those who have overweight relatives, who have been bullied overweight and obesity throughout their lives, and who are currently dissatisfied with their body condition, have less dislike for overweight and obese people and are less inclined to exercise themselves. Men, as well as people who follow any kind of diet, have a great dislike for overweight and obese people, and believe that such people themselves are to blame for being overweight or obese.

Conclusion: A person's own history of weight gain and loss, as well as their self-perception of their body, have a significant impact on their attitude towards overweight and obese people.