Background: There is ample evidence that overweight and obese individuals are
stigmatized in various forms of media. This weight bias is particularly disconcerting when it …

Objective This study provides updated information regarding the prevalence and
characteristics of weight stigma in popular adolescent television programming, using a …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review how the media frames obesity and the effect it has
upon on public perceptions. Recent Findings The scientific and public health understanding …

News coverage of obesity has increased dramatically in recent years, and research shows
that media content may contribute to negative public attitudes toward obese people …

Background: Stigmatizing attitudes towards obese people are common in the public. Based
on findings that portrayals of obesity in entertainment media foster weight-related …

Background The lack of a comprehensive understanding of the role of mass media in
perpetuating weight stigma hinders policy formulation. We reviewed the influence of mass …

Research suggests that television reflects the negative cultural stereotypes of women and
heavyweight people. The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent to which paid …

Objective: To examine the phenomenon of fat stigmatization messages presented in
television shows and movies, a content analysis was used to quantify and categorize fat …

While some media perpetuate weight stigma and an ideal of thinness, certain advertising
campaigns, such as Aerie Real and Dove Real Beauty, have attempted to promote body …

Overweight and obese persons are frequently stigmatized in news media. The present study
is the first to systematically compare public reactions to positive and negative images of …