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 …

Unlike various countries and organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the
European Parliament, the United Kingdom does not formally recognise obesity as a disease …

The relationship between food addiction, an important emerging construct of excessive
eating pathology, and dietary restraint has yet to be fully understood. Eating disorder models …

Access to bariatric surgery is limited, and the factors related to undergoing or not undergoing
the procedure are poorly understood. To this end, a systematic review of PubMed, Embase …

The authors posit current guidelines and treatment for eating disorders (EDs) fail to
adequately address, and often perpetuate, weight stigma. The social devaluation and …

Adequate nutrition is necessary for achieving optimal growth and neurodevelopment.
Growth is a natural and expected process that happens concomitantly with rapid …

Abstract Background Previous Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice
Statements (CPS) included topics such as behavior modification, motivational interviewing …

Background People living with overweight or obesity (PLwO) can be stigmatised by
healthcare professionals (HCPs). Reducing focus on weight is a proposed strategy to …

Purpose Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to an individual's perception of their
physical and mental health status over time. Although emerging evidence has documented …

Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease, characterised by the presence of
abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social wellbeing. It is associated with …