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 …

Weight stigma is persistent across contexts and is associated with disordered eating
cognitions and behaviors. This systematic review aimed to examine the existing literature …

Background Weight stigma is an issue often studied in Western countries; however, such
information is scarce in Asian studies. Methods This study aimed to examine the role of …

Popular and influential social commentators have called organizations complicit in
perpetuating weight-based bias and mistreatment. Although our field has advanced our …

Coinciding with widespread efforts to address obesity, weight bias internalization (a process
of self-devaluation wherein individuals apply weight-biased stereotypes to themselves) has …

Fat microaggressions are microlevel social practices in the form of commonplace everyday
indignities that insult fat people and have been documented anecdotally and qualitatively …

The dietary supplements industry disproportionately markets potentially harmful products
promising weight loss, cleansing/detoxing, and boosted energy and immunity to women …

The cornerstones of obesity management are diet, physical activity and behavioral change.
However, there is considerable scientific evidence that lifestyle interventions to treat obesity …

The purpose of the present study was to compare attitudes toward body weight and physical
activity in both regular-weight and overweight/obese children and adolescents, and …

Background We examined the role of psychological well-being related measures in
explaining the associations between obesity and increased risk of non-communicable …