Stigma and obesity
Obesity, Stigma, and Discrimination - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Society has wrongly associated obesity with laziness, irresponsibility, and a lack of self-control. This perception persists despite the recognized influence ...
Weight Stigma | World Obesity Federation
Weight stigma refers to the discriminatory acts and ideologies targeted towards individuals because of their weight and size. Weight stigma is a result of ...
Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health - PMC
Stigma and discrimination toward obese persons are pervasive and pose numerous consequences for their psychological and physical health.
Weight stigma: As harmful as obesity itself? - Harvard Health
Weight stigma is discrimination based on a person's weight, and it can lead to poor health and increased weight gain.
How Do Weight Bias and Stigma Affect Patients With Obesity?
What are the consequences of weight stigma? · Low self-esteem and negative body image · Depression and anxiety · Rejection by peers and family members · Poor ...
The burden of weight stigma - American Psychological Association
Weight stigma, also called sizeism, leads to suffering and psychological distress. Sizeism increases a person's risk for mental health problems.
Stigma adds fuel to the obesity epidemic - Yale School of Medicine
At the core of weight stigma is the widely held yet false belief that people with overweight conditions have only themselves to blame: They are heavy because ...
How and why weight stigma drives the obesity 'epidemic' and harms ...
We argue the opposite. The latest science indicates that weight stigma can trigger physiological and behavioral changes linked to poor metabolic ...
Understanding Obesity Stigma Brochure - Obesity Action Coalition
Bias, stigma, and discrimination due to weight are frequent experiences for many individuals with obesity, which have serious consequences for their personal ...
Social stigma of obesity - Wikipedia
Social stigma of obesity is bias or discriminatory behaviors targeted at overweight and obese individuals because of their weight and high body fat percentage.
Weight Bias & Stigma | Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health
People with a higher body weight are vulnerable to weight bias and discrimination. The Rudd Center aims to address weight stigma through research and ...
Obesity Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions
Obesity stigma is characterised by prejudiced, stereotyped, and discriminatory views and actions towards people with obesity.
Weight Bias in Health Care - AMA Journal of Ethics
In fact, one study [6] that investigated attitudes towards individuals who were obese and presumed to be seeking medical care found that physicians viewed ...
Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity
People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are often subject to discrimination in the workplace as ...
Obesity stigma and its impact on health: A narrative review - Elsevier
Recent evidence shows that weight stigma can contribute to worsening obesity-related problems and creating additional barriers to effective obesity care and ...
Weight stigma experienced by patients with obesity in healthcare ...
This study offers a comprehensive systematic review and synthesis of weight stigma experienced in healthcare settings, from the perspective of patients living ...
Weight Bias in Healthcare | Rudd Center for Food Policy
Weight bias and weight stigma exist in healthcare settings, causing harm to patients who have a higher body weight. Patients with higher weight face bias and ...
Weight stigma in Australia: a public health call to action
Key points · Weight stigma is harmful to mental and physical health and is present across most areas of public health · The public health focus ...
Addressing weight stigma and fatphobia in public health
Weight stigma is harmful to health (and not controlled for in research) · Inflammation, stress, and high blood pressure · Increased blood sugar and risk of Type ...
Time to end weight stigma in healthcare - The Lancet
When weight stigma is experienced in healthcare settings, this can lead to avoidance of future care, reduced adherence to services, and lower ...