Studies show that women with high BMI are less likely than thinner women to seek
healthcare. We aimed to determine the mechanisms linking women's weight status to their …

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 …

This article argues that public health campaigns have an ethical obligation to combat fat
stigma, not mobilize it in the “war on obesity.” Fat stigma is conceptualized, and a review is …

Eating disorders (ED) and weight stigma pose significant healthcare challenges. Patients at
higher weights, like some with atypical anorexia (AAN), may face increased challenges due …

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

Background Patient-centred care models for acutely hospitalised people living with obesity
are poorly understood and the quality of evidence low. Objective The aim of this study was to …

Background Weight management is increasingly considered part of physiotherapists' scope
of practice in order to improve patient outcomes by, for example, reducing load on joints, or …

Chemotherapy is a leading intervention against cancer. Albeit highly effective,
chemotherapy has a multitude of deleterious side-effects including skeletal muscle wasting …

Backgound: Physiotherapists, as with all other healthcare professionals, report attitudes
toward patients with obesity and beliefs about obesity that contribute to weight bias and …

Background Evidence supporting worse outcomes among obese patients is inconsistent.
This study examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes after …