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 …

Weight stigma is a key aspect of the lived experience of individuals with obesity, and
adversely affects health. This article provides an overview of recent evidence examining …

Many pathways connect stress and obesity, two highly prevalent problems facing society
today. First, stress interferes with cognitive processes such as executive function and self …

Aim To summarize the associations between weight stigma and physiological and
psychological health for individuals who are overweight or obese. Background Weight …

Decades of research have reported only weak associations between the intakes of specific
foods or drinks and weight gain and obesity. Randomized controlled dietary intervention …

Weight bias is a widespread form of prejudice that leads to the stigmatization of individuals
who are perceived to have excess weight. Several psychological theories have been used …

Health policies routinely emphasize weight loss as a target for health promotion. These
policies rest upon the assumptions:(1) that higher body weight equals poorer health,(2) that …

Weight stigma is a pressing issue that affects individuals across the weight distribution. The
role of social media in both alleviating and exacerbating weight bias has received growing …

Background There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease across diverse groups in
the US population, and increasing research has identified stigma as a potential barrier to …

Objective Weight stigma is a chronic stressor that may increase cardiometabolic risk. Some
individuals with obesity self‐stigmatize (ie, weight bias internalization, WBI). No study to date …