People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are often
subject to discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare settings…

Obesity is a stigmatized disease due to pervasive personal, professional, institutional, and
cultural weight bias. Individuals with obesity experience weight bias across their lifespan and …

This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity …

This review is based on an exploration of the published literature over the past 20 years in
the area of weight bias, stigma and discrimination and its association with obesity treatment. …

OBJECTIVES: Public health policies have been criticized for promoting a simplistic narrative
that may contribute to weight bias. Weight bias can impact population health by increasing …

to preoperative scores in UK studies. 8 Thus, although the trial was done in primary care,
the patients are largely similar to those in hospital setting in terms of selfreported symptom …

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a pandemic on March 12, 2020. COVID-19 is causing massive …

COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, was declared a
pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 12, 2020. The European Association …

Weight stigma, defined as pervasive misconceptions and stereotypes associated with higher
body weight, is both a social determinant of health and a human rights issue. It is imperative …

The public health war on obesity has had little impact on obesity prevalence and has resulted
in unintended consequences. Its ineffectiveness has been attributed to: 1) heavy focus on …