Weight Stigma
Lancet report offers a ‘new reframing’ for defining, diagnosing obesity
A new international commission report has proposed new criteria for diagnosing obesity that could dramatically change the way it is categorized and managed in the future.
Most tweets about obesity on Twitter carry negative sentiment
More than 70% of posts on Twitter discussing obesity from 2019 to 2021 were deemed as being predominantly negative, according to data presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Perinatal weight stigma delays care, disrupts trust
Bias based on size during pregnancy is a common experience particularly for women with overweight or obesity and can delay prenatal and postnatal care for women who fear weight stigma in the health care setting, according to experts.
Q&A: ‘Fatness’ as a measure of health perpetuates negligent medicine, weight stigma
Stigmatization of patients with obesity can affect access to quality health care as well as their comfort and trust in practitioners, while also perpetuating misdiagnosis and “negligent medicine,” researchers and nutritionists report.
Five ways to reduce weight stigma, improve care for patients with overweight, obesity
Almost 70% of patients with overweight or obesity report feeling stigmatized by physicians, which could cause them to delay seeking health care, according to a paper published in Family Practice Management.
Clinicians must advocate, take action to eliminate weight stigma
Health care professionals must be advocates for reducing weight stigma by helping to develop policies and to eliminate weight discrimination in their clinics, according to a speaker at ObesityWeek 2021.