OBJECTIVE:
This study aims to analyze the narratives of obese female dietitians and their relationship with work, social life, and obesity.
METHODS:
This qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews presents analysis from the hermeneutic perspective of eleven dietitians from the city of Salvador, Bahia.
RESULTS:
This study found that these subjects are stigmatized and suffer at their workplace and other social settings. They are despised at work because obesity does not combine with the expected prescriptive and regulatory role of a dietitian.
CONCLUSION:
This study exposes the conflict associated with being overweight in this field, which is antagonistic to obesity.
Social stigma; Nutritionists; Obesity