Despite decades of research documenting consistent stigma and discrimination against
individuals with obesity, weight stigma is rarely considered in obesity prevention and …

Background Weight stigma is associated with several negative health issues such as
anxiety, depression, maladaptive eating, and metabolic and cardiovascular disease …

Stigma and discrimination toward obese persons are pervasive and pose numerous
consequences for their psychological and physical health. Despite decades of science …

Weight stigma is a pervasive social problem, and this paper reviews the evidence linking
weight stigma to eating behavior. Correlational studies consistently find that experiences …

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

Background Weight stigma is pervasive across the US and is associated with poor health
outcomes including all-cause mortality. One potential reason that weight stigma may be …

This chapter introduces a model describing the mechanisms by which weight stigma can
lead to poorer health outcomes among people who are or who perceive themselves to be …

Weight stigma is an important issue colliding with obesity‐related policies; both have
population health and social impacts. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review of the …

Weight stigma is a key aspect of the lived experience of individuals with obesity, and
adversely affects health. This article provides an overview of recent evidence examining …

Weight stigma is associated with a range of negative outcomes, including disordered eating,
but the psychological mechanisms underlying these associations are not well understood …