Weight stigma impacts negatively healthcare quality and hinders public health goals. The
aim of this review was to identify strategies for minimizing weight bias among healthcare …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to examine (i) the aetiology of obesity;(ii) how
and why a perception of personal responsibility for obesity so dominantly frames this …

Weight stigma, defined as pervasive misconceptions and stereotypes associated with higher
body weight, is both a social determinant of health and a human rights issue. It is imperative …

Evidence has accumulated to demonstrate the pervasiveness, impact and implications of
weight stigma. As such, there is a need for concerted efforts to address weight stigma and …

Background Compared to that of bacteria, the role of gut fungi in obesity development
remains unknown. Results Here, alterations in gut fungal biodiversity and composition were …

Background Obesity is recognized by the World Health Organization as a chronic disease.
As such, it should be referred to using the language of chronic diseases, with correct and …

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 …

Two thirds of women report experiencing weight stigma during pregnancy. Newspaper
media is powerful in framing health issues. This review synthesized UK newspaper media …

This paper aims to unpack perceptions of self-mockery in present-day Chinese using an
online self-mockery viral event. The metapragmatic analysis of comments indicates that its …

Health technology assessment (HTA) aims, through empirical analysis, to shed light on the
value of health technologies (O'Rourke et al.[2020, International Journal of Technology …