Psychosocial factors and quality of life in obesity

It can be expected that the quality of life in obesity is impaired since obesity is severely stigmatized in affluent societies and also increases the risk of disability, mortality and morbidity. In addition, the fact that obesity in inversely related to socioeconomic status in women and is associated with both downward social mobility and lower levels of socioeconomic attainment may further impair the quality of life in obesity. However, relatively little is known about the quality of life in obesity.