**7.1 Bullying**

Bullying is intentional unprovoked aggression that may be physical (hitting, shoving), mental (name calling, spreading rumors, social exclusion, fat shaming on social media) or both, which causes harm to the victim. It involves an imbalance of physical or psychological power. Weight-based victimization is more common at younger age, but may be observed in adults also [177]. It has been noted that pre-adolescent or adolescent boys with overweight or obesity who are stronger than their peer may show bullying behavior, victimizing those who are physically weaker than them [178].
