Health professionals have a role in supporting patients with weight management. Good
training is available but has yet to be widely implemented. The required content of training is …

A bstract This review is based on an exploration of the published literature over the past 20
years in the area of weight bias, stigma and discrimination and its association with obesity …

Obesity prevalence is a global health concern. Alongside increasing awareness of the
condition are concomiteted increases in reported weight stigma and discrimination toward …

Innovative and coordinated strategies to address weight bias among health professionals
are urgently needed. We conducted a systematic literature review of empirical peer …

Background Weight bias is common in health care and needs to be addressed to provide
equal and equitable care for people of all body sizes. Aims This review aims to (a) describe …

The objective of this study was to critically review the empirical evidence from all relevant
disciplines regarding obesity stigma in order to (i) determine the implications of obesity …

Obesity is framed by mainstream media and health care professionals as an “epidemic”
contributing to the ill health of the population. This paper reviews literature related to …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of practicing Canadian family
physicians about individuals with obesity, their healthcare treatment, and perceptions of …

Obesity is a complex medical condition, influenced by several factors. Weight bias refers to
pervasive negative weight-related attitudes or beliefs, expressed as stereotypes, prejudice …

Addressing weight stigma is essential to obesity management as it causes inequalities in
healthcare and impacts the outcomes of health. This narrative review summarises …