Objective: Limited data are available on the prevalence and patterns of body weight
discrimination from representative samples. This study examined experiences of …

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

Objective To examine the magnitude of explicit and implicit weight biases compared to
biases against other groups; and identify student factors predicting bias in a large national …

Objective: Little is known about the prevalence and patterns of weight discrimination in the
United States. This study examined the trends in perceived weight/height discrimination …

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 …

Obesity stigma exists within many institutions and cultural settings. Most studies suggest that
stigmatising experiences have a negative impact on individuals' health and social …

Background There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease across diverse groups in
the US population, and increasing research has identified stigma as a potential barrier to …

Weight stigma refers to societal devaluation of people because of their body weight or body
size. In North America and many Western societies, individuals with higher weight (eg …

Background: Research demonstrates that health providers express negative attitudes
toward overweight and obese patients that can be conveyed through weight-related …

4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …