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Weight bias, weight-based discrimination and weighty consequences [PDF]

, 2017
Weight bias refers to negative attitudes and preconceptions, predominately directed towards people who are larger in size. This can often lead to discrimination in a range of contexts, including the workplace and educational institutions.
Craddock, Nadia, Nadia Craddock
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Questioning the Ethics of Promoting Weight Loss in Clinical Practice

Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2020
This case study considers the ethical defensibility of recommending weight loss as a treatment for patients with higher body mass indexes. Recommending weight loss may be motivated by clinicians’ biases toward people living in larger bodies ...
Andria Bianchi, Maria Ricupero
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Patient Recommendations for Providers to Avoid Stigmatizing Weight in Rural-Based Women With Low Income

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2021
Purpose: Weight stigma has become widespread within health care and disproportionately affects women, who are under greater appearance-based scrutiny than men.
Declan Watson, Katherine Hughes, Emma Robinson, Jacqueline Billette, Andrea E. Bombak   +4 more
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The Role of BMI Group on the Impact of Weight Bias Versus Body Positivity Terminology on Behavioral Intentions and Beliefs: An Experimental Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
This experimental study investigated the role of BMI on the impact of weight bias vs body positivity terminology on behavioral intentions and beliefs about obesity.
Sarah-Jane F. Stewart, Jane Ogden
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Weight bias and weight stigma in the healthcare system: hypothetical case

Revista de Bioética y Derecho, 2018
Obesity is considered as one of the most concerning nutritional diseases. Scientific evidence demonstrates that weight is determined by a complex interaction of internal and external factors, many of which are not controllable by individuals.
Santiago Peregalli Politi
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Prenatal care experiences among pregnant women with obesity in Wisconsin, United States: a qualitative quality improvement assessment

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Stigma and bias experienced during prenatal care can affect quality of care and, ultimately, the health of pregnant women with obesity and their infants.
Danielle J. Hurst, Nicholas B. Schmuhl, Corrine I. Voils, Kathleen M. Antony   +3 more
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“I was bullied for being fat in every situation, in every outfit, at every celebration”: A qualitative exploratory study on experiences of weight-based oppression in Qatar

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionWeight-based oppression (WBO) has been documented as a widespread phenomenon in Western countries and is associated with a range of psychological, physiological, and behavioral harms. Research on weight-based oppression is largely absent from
Lily O'Hara, Bayan Alajaimi, Bayan Alshowaikh   +2 more
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Overweight People Have Low Levels of Implicit Weight Bias, but Overweight Nations Have High Levels of Implicit Weight Bias [PDF]

, 2013
Although a greater degree of personal obesity is associated with weaker negativity toward overweight people on both explicit (i.e., self-report) and implicit (i.e., indirect behavioral) measures, overweight people still prefer thin people on average.
Dorantes, Gabriel, Bar-Anan, Yoav, Pereira, Antonio, Sriram, Natarajan, Marini, Maddalena, Marini, M (reprint author), Univ Virginia, Dept Psychol, Gilmer Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA., Neto, Felix, Ayala, Alfonso, Devos, Thierry, Ortner, Tuulia, Nosekl, Brian A., Shiomura, Kimihiro, Tulbure, Bogdan, Greenwald, Anthony G., Kesebir, Selin, Schnabel, Konrad, Ekehammar, Bo, Park, Jaihyun, Stepanikova, Irena, Wiers, Reinout, Cai HuaJian, Vianello, Michelangelo, Somogyi, Monika, Schnall, Simone, Maliszewski, Norbert   +24 more
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“It is not the diet; it is the mental part we need help with.” A multilevel analysis of psychological, emotional, and social well-being in obesity

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2017
In this research, we explored the psychological, emotional, and social experiences of individuals living with obesity, and perceptions of health care providers.
Kathryn Rand, Michael Vallis, Megan Aston, Sheri Price, Helena Piccinini-Vallis, Laurene Rehman, Sara F.L. Kirk   +6 more
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Weight bias on psychological and physical health

, 2012
It is a round table discussion article. 'Weight bias refers to negative weight-related attitudes and beliefs, expressed in a range of forms towards individuals who are overweight or obese.
Strodl, Esben, Leske, Stuart, Hou, Xiang-Yu   +2 more
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