We want to start by making it clear that with our recent article (Muntefering et al., 2023), and thus our research, we have a strong motivation to help prevent people from becoming obese. Obesity increases the risk of several diseases. However, even if we disregard obesity as a risk factor for other diseases, obesity alone affects people’s everyday life and meaningful activities (Nossum et al., 2018). Through our research we have gained insight into how obesity can negatively affect people physically, psychologically, and socially. With our article, we wanted to acknowledge the impact that obesity can have on a person’s occupational engagement and identify how we believe occupational therapy can support individuals who are at risk of obesity.
As a group of authors with great knowledge and interest in obesity research, we are encouraged by the attention our article has received, because good debates are needed...
