Weight bias is a form of stigma with detrimental effects on the health and wellness of
individuals with large bodies. Researchers from various disciplines have recognized weight …

Background Over the past 20 years, a growing literature has demonstrated that sexual
minority women have greater weight than heterosexual women, prompting concern that they …

In step with the proliferation of Thinspiration and Fitspiration content disseminated in popular
web-based media, the fat acceptance movement has garnered heightened visibility within …

Though the general populace has been introduced to the idea of thin privilege, the fat
activist movement has been slow in gaining momentum. This is due, in part, to the symbolic …

Negative attitudes toward being overweight or obese are widespread, and these notions
perpetuate into conceptions about one's health. Clinically, being overweight is associated …

Despite considerable contestation,'excess' weight/fatness is commonly framed as fatal and
in need of behavioural interventions. This article reviews literature which places a question …

Weight stigma is pervasive in the US, with body size being pathologised and weight loss
urged for those of higher weights. However, there is a growing movement for fat acceptance …

According to objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997), being treated as an object
leads women to engage in self‐objectification, which in turn increases body surveillance …

In recent years “obesity” and fat discourse in western digital media have matured; the
complexity and conflict around fat embodiment are increasingly becoming part of everyday …

With the rise of 'globesity', fat activism and Fat Studies have become political players in
countering negative stereotypes and the devaluation of fat bodies. Both groups are diverse …