The objective of this study was to critically review the empirical evidence from all relevant
disciplines regarding obesity stigma in order to (i) determine the implications of obesity …

EPIDEMIOLOGY and disadvantages in hiring, wages, promotions, and job termination
because of their weight. Since then, there has been an increase in survey research, large …

It has been said that obese persons are the last acceptable targets of discrimination. 1–4
Anecdotes abound about overweight individuals being ridiculed by teachers, physicians …

Purpose: To determine the level of anti‐fat bias in health professionals specializing in
obesity and identify personal characteristics that correlate with both implicit and explicit bias …

Innovative and coordinated strategies to address weight bias among health professionals
are urgently needed. We conducted a systematic literature review of empirical peer …

Background: Obese women are reported to be at higher risk from gynecological cancers
than nonobese women, yet these women are less likely to get cancer-screening tests. The …

In this paper, we explore barriers to health for fat people. By shifting the focus from what fat
people do or do not do, neoliberal principles are replaced by a focus instead on structural …

OBJECTIVE: To review the past 10 years of published research on psychiatric aspects of
child and adolescent obesity and highlight information mental health professionals need for …

Objective This study examined weight bias among students training in health disciplines and
its associations with their perceptions about treating patients with obesity, causes of obesity …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …