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People with excess body weight and weight discrimination in the labour market

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica, 2020
This article addresses issues associated with the perception of obesity and being overweight in the labour market, and the issue of weight discrimination. Excess body weight has become a very serious social problem.
Martyna Krogulec
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Attitudes of Medical Professionals Towards Discrimination of Patients with Obesity

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Krzysztof Sobczak, Katarzyna Leoniuk Department of Sociology of Medicine and Social Pathology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandCorrespondence: Krzysztof Sobczak Email krzysztof.sobczak@gumed.edu.plPurpose: Many studies show that ...
Sobczak K, Leoniuk K
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The role of weight- and appearance-related discrimination on eating disorder symptoms among adolescents and emerging adults

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Eating disorder symptoms (EDs) have been discussed as a prominent problem among late adolescent girls with serious health risks and long-term consequences.
Caroline Cohrdes, Claudia Santos-Hövener, Katja Kajikhina, Heike Hölling   +3 more
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Le droit, la saine alimentation et la stigmatisation des corps : Analyse du cadre normatif lié à la création d’environnements favorables à la saine alimentation au Québec à la lumière des Fat Studies

Canadian Journal of Law and Society
Cet article examine la problématique de la grossophobie en discutant de ses racines comme de ses impacts sur les personnes qui en sont victimes ainsi que sa manifestation au sein du droit.
Josiane Rioux Collin, Dominique Pelletier   +1 more
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Weightism in Asia: A Narrative Review and Implications for Practice

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
Weightism, also known as weight-related discrimination, is pervasive and believed to be one of the socially accepted types of discrimination in Asia.
Shubashini Mathialagan, Poh Li Lau
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Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Evidence has accumulated to demonstrate the pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma. As such, there is a need for concerted efforts to address weight stigma and discrimination that is evident within, policy, healthcare, media ...
Adrian Brown, Stuart W. Flint, Rachel L. Batterham   +2 more
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Distribution of perceived weight stigma and its psychological impact on obese people in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
Background: Worldwide, obesity prevalence has nearly tripled since 1975, with about 13% of adults being obese and about 39% overweight. Overweight and obese persons are vulnerable to frequent stigmatization and discrimination because of their weight, an ...
Wafi F Albalawi, Joud Albaraki, Sereen Alharbi, Nouf Ababtain, Reema Enad Aloteibi, Ali Saleh Alsudais, Jafar Jamjoom, Meshal Alaqeel   +7 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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Young adults' BMI and changes in romantic relationship status during the first semester of college.

PLoS ONE, 2020
PurposeIdentify how higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight discrimination are associated with romantic relationship formation and termination in young adults, and if the association was consistent for males and females.MethodsFirst-year students (N ...
Irene van Woerden, Alexandra Brewis, Daniel Hruschka, Genevieve Dunton, Marc A Adams, Meg Bruening   +5 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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