Overweight & Obesity
What does weight-inclusive health care mean? A dietitian explains what providers do to end weight stigma
Weight-inclusive health care means a focus on better health with no weight loss required.
Dec 7, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Opinion: Renaming obesity won't fix weight stigma overnight—here's what we really need to do
The stigma that surrounds people living in larger bodies is pervasive and deeply affects the people it's directed at. It's been described as one of the last acceptable forms of discrimination.
Jul 31, 2023
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Health
New study answers the question: Is anyone truly healthy?
A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty much everyone could make improvements, plus the relationship with risk factors and mortality changes over time, sometimes in surprising ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Popularity of weight loss drugs soars, but weight stigma persists
Weight loss has always been a hot topic in the media, and now, with the rise in popularity of a class of drugs that induce weight loss, it's more controversial than ever. These drugs, including Ozempic, which is approved ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Country's leading obesity care organizations develop consensus statement on obesity
Six U.S. organizations dedicated to the prevention and treatment of obesity collaborated to develop a consensus statement on obesity, a complex, chronic disease that impacts nearly 42% of adults and 19% of children and adolescents. ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Genetics
Education about genetic causes of eating behavior found to affect attitudes toward people with higher weight
Education about gene-by-environment interaction (G X E) causes of eating behaviors can have beneficial downstream effects on attitudes toward people with higher weight. A recent study included in the Journal of Nutrition ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
How taxing sugary drinks in Canada reinforces weight stigma
Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes also exist outside of Canada, including in Mexico, Philadelphia, ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Australians with obesity unfairly blamed amid 'lazy' stigma
Simplistic stereotypes of Australians living with obesity blame the individual and fail to consider the complex causes, according to a blueprint that seeks to overhaul the way the nation deals with obesity.
Oct 11, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How weight teasing affects health behaviors and weight status among diverse young people
Recent research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity has shown that young people across ethnic, racial and socioeconomic groups experience negative health effects from weight ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Educating medics about weight stigma could reduce UK's obesity rate
To help tackle the UK's obesity crisis, we must better educate medical professionals on weight stigma, according to the conclusions of a large-scale review led by UCL researchers.
Aug 10, 2022
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