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The weight-inclusive vs. weight-normative approach to health: Evaluating the evidence for prioritizing well-being over weight [PDF]

, 2014
Using an ethical lens, this review evaluates two methods of working within patient care and public health: the weight-normative approach (emphasis on weight and weight loss when defining health and well-being) and the weight-inclusive approach (emphasis ...
Shuman, E., Chad Davis, Deb Burgard, Annunziato, R.A., Tracy L. Tylka, Tylka, Tracy L., Danielsdottir, S., Rachel A. Annunziato, Davis, C., Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Burgard, D., Rachel M. Calogero, Calogero, Rachel M., Ellen Shuman   +13 more
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Bariatric surgery patients’ perceptions of weight-related stigma in healthcare settings impair post-surgery dietary adherence

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Background: Weight-related stigma is reported frequently by higher body-weight patients in healthcare settings. Bariatric surgery triggers profound weight loss.
Danielle M. Raves, Alexandra Brewis, Sarah Trainer, Seung Yong Han, Amber Wutich   +4 more
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HIV, Stigma, and Rates of Infection: A Rumour without Evidence [PDF]

, 2006
The modern concept of a social stigma comes from the work of American sociologist Erving Goffman, who described it as a response to a deeply discrediting attribute that devalues the person [1].
Daniel D Reidpath, Reidpath, Daniel, Reidpath, DD, Chan, KY, Kit Yee Chan, Chan, Kit Yee   +5 more
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Internalised Weight Stigma Moderates the Impact of a Stigmatising Prime on Eating in the Absence of Hunger in Higher- but Not Lower-Weight Individuals

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
A considerable body of evidence links internalised weight stigma with higher levels of disordered eating behaviour and cognitions in both normative- and higher-weight populations.
Angela Meadows, Angela Meadows, Suzanne Higgs   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How can primary care help to reduce weight stigma?

, 2018
Background: The WHO recently recognised stigma as a fundamental cause for health inequalities. Weight stigma is associated with negative health consequences, and patients experience it commonly in healthcare settings.
Erica Gadsby, Cairns, J., Emily Henderson, Gadsby, E., Norrenberg, A., Henderson, E., Joanne Cairns, Allison Norenberg   +7 more
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Weight-related teasing and internalized weight stigma predict abnormal eating attitudes and behaviours in Emirati female university students [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between abnormal eating attitudes, weight teasing, internalized weight stigma and self-esteem in the United Arab Emirates in a sample of 420 female Emirati undergraduate students ...
O'Hara, Lily, O\u27Hara, Lily, Tahboub-Schulte, Sabrina, Thomas, Justin   +3 more
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weight stigma in the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022
Background Weight stigma is a phenomenon associated with adverse behavioural and psychological consequences. Although experts suggest that its increase during the COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with worse health outcomes for people with obesity, a ...
Patricia Fortes Cavalcanti de Macêdo, Carina Marcia Magalhães Nepomuceno, Nedja Silva dos Santos, Valterlinda Alves de Oliveira Queiroz, Emile Miranda Pereira, Lucineide da Conceição Leal, Lígia Amparo da Silva Santos, Leonardo Fernandes Nascimento, Poliana Cardoso Martins, Mônica Leila Portela de Santana   +9 more
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Factors Associated With Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Among People Meeting Criteria: Results From UK Biobank

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to the absence of definitive biomarkers, numerous overlapping comorbidities, and its reliance on patient‐reported symptoms. Discrepancies between diagnostic criteria and clinical practice imply the possibility of diagnostic biases, complicating timely and accurate identification.
Sung‐A Kim, Gary J. Macfarlane, Marcus J. Beasley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Missing the target: including perspectives of women with overweight and obesity to inform stigma‐reduction strategies

Obesity Science & Practice, 2017
Summary Objective Pervasive weight stigma and discrimination have led to ongoing calls for efforts to reduce this bias. Despite increasing research on stigma‐reduction strategies, perspectives of individuals who have experienced weight stigma have rarely
R. M. Puhl, M. S. Himmelstein, A. A. Gorin, Y. J. Suh   +3 more
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