Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes recent evidence on weight stigma
experienced by youth with overweight or obesity. We examine the prevalence and sources …

The stigmatization of people with obesity is widespread and causes harm. Weight stigma is
often propagated and tolerated in society because of beliefs that stigma and shame will …

Despite significant attention to the medical impacts of obesity, often ignored are the negative
outcomes that obese children and adults experience as a result of stigma, bias, and …

Weight stigma is a contributing phenomenon to the current obesity epidemic, as individuals
with stigmatized experiences (weight-based teasing, bullying, victimization) have increased …

Background Youth with overweight and obesity commonly experience weight‐based
victimization. The ways that these youth cope with victimization can adversely impact their …

Weight stigma is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the origins of obesity, wherein
the interplay of behavioral, environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors is deemphasized …

Objective Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in research focused
on the association between weight-based stigma and mental health outcomes in children …

Preventing childhood obesity has become a top priority in efforts to improve our nation's
public health. Although much research is needed to address this health crisis, it is important …

This article is the sixth in a series of the comorbidities of childhood obesity and reviews
psychosocial aspects with a focus on weight-based victimization and discrimination …

This study employed qualitative methods with a sample of overweight and obese adults to
identify and describe their subjective experiences of weight bias. Participants (274 females …