Health policies routinely emphasize weight loss as a target for health promotion. These
policies rest upon the assumptions:(1) that higher body weight equals poorer health,(2) that …

Using an ethical lens, this review evaluates two methods of working within patient care and
public health: the weight-normative approach (emphasis on weight and weight loss when …

Current guidelines recommend that" overweight" and" obese" individuals lose weight
through engaging in lifestyle modification involving diet, exercise and other behavior …

Weight-related issues (including excess weight, disordered eating and body concerns) are
often considered as comprising distinct domains of 'obesity'and 'eating disorders'. In this …

The damaging side effects of the thinness pursuit are a growing social problem and public
health threat causing concern for many health professionals. This concern stems from …

The public health war on obesity has had little impact on obesity prevalence and has
resulted in unintended consequences. Its ineffectiveness has been attributed to: 1) heavy …

Weight bias is a widespread form of prejudice that leads to the stigmatization of individuals
who are perceived to have excess weight. Several psychological theories have been used …

Public health campaigns that explicitly or implicitly stigmatize higher-weight individuals are
proliferating. Underlying this trend is an assumption that weight stigma can promote …

Obesity is associated with chronic diseases that may negatively affect individuals' health and
the sustainability of the health care system. Despite increasing emphasis on obesity as a …

Context: The rise in obesity in the United States may slow or even reverse the long‐term
trend of increasing life expectancy. Like many risk factors for disease, obesity results from …