Prejudice against those who are perceived as 'fat'or obese (anti-fat prejudice) is rife,
increasing, and associated with negative outcomes for those targeted for such treatment …

Background: Studies have repeatedly demonstrated the influence of physical appearance
on behavior and treatment of individuals in work settings. A high proportion of obese …

Obesity stigma exists within many institutions and cultural settings. Most studies suggest that
stigmatising experiences have a negative impact on individuals' health and social …

Objectives To assess levels of two types of anti‐fat bias in obesity specialists, explicit bias, or
consciously accessible anti‐fat attitudes, and implicit bias, or attitudes that are activated …

Objective: Self-report measures of anti-fat prejudice are regularly used by the field, however,
there is no research showing a relationship between explicit measures of anti-fat prejudice …

Objective: To compare the strength of weight bias to other common biases, and to develop a
psychometrically sound measure to assess and compare bias against different targets …

Women's bodies have often been positioned in art and popular culture as monstrous or
defiled and women's bodily products (eg, menstrual fluid, breast milk) as disgusting. This …

Anti‐fat sentiment is increasing, is prevalent in health professionals, and has health and
social consequences. There is no evidence for effective obesity prejudice reduction …

Background: Weight bias is an important clinical issue that the educators of tomorrow's
healthcare professionals cannot afford to ignore. This study, therefore, aimed to pilot a …

Objectives. Although experiencing weight bias is associated with poor physical and
psychological health, health professionals often stigmatize overweight and obese clients …