Mechanisms underlying weight status and healthcare avoidance in women: A study of weight stigma, body-related shame and guilt, and healthcare stress
JL Mensinger, TL Tylka, ME Calamari - Body image, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …
healthcare. We aimed to determine the mechanisms linking women's weight status to their …
Stigma in practice: barriers to health for fat women
JA Lee, CJ Pausé - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
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 …
people do or do not do, neoliberal principles are replaced by a focus instead on structural …
Borderline: The ethics of fat stigma in public health
C Pausé - The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
stigma, not mobilize it in the “war on obesity.” Fat stigma is conceptualized, and a review is …
“You Don't Look Anorexic”: Atypical anorexia patient experiences of weight stigma in medical care
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 …
higher weights, like some with atypical anorexia (AAN), may face increased challenges due …
Living while fat: Development and validation of the Fat Microaggressions Scale.
MR Lindloff, A Meadows… - Journal of Personality and …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Fat microaggressions are microlevel social practices in the form of commonplace everyday
indignities that insult fat people and have been documented anecdotally and qualitatively …
indignities that insult fat people and have been documented anecdotally and qualitatively …
The lived experience of patients with obesity at a metropolitan public health setting
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 …
are poorly understood and the quality of evidence low. Objective The aim of this study was to …
Weight stigma in physiotherapy practice: patient perceptions of interactions with physiotherapists
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 …
of practice in order to improve patient outcomes by, for example, reducing load on joints, or …
BGP-15 protects against oxaliplatin-induced skeletal myopathy and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production in mice
Chemotherapy is a leading intervention against cancer. Albeit highly effective,
chemotherapy has a multitude of deleterious side-effects including skeletal muscle wasting …
chemotherapy has a multitude of deleterious side-effects including skeletal muscle wasting …
Addressing weight bias and stigma of obesity amongst physiotherapists
CA Jones, M Forhan - Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Backgound: Physiotherapists, as with all other healthcare professionals, report attitudes
toward patients with obesity and beliefs about obesity that contribute to weight bias and …
toward patients with obesity and beliefs about obesity that contribute to weight bias and …
Influence of body mass index on outcomes after major resection for cancer
Background Evidence supporting worse outcomes among obese patients is inconsistent.
This study examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes after …
This study examined associations between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes after …