Objective Weight‐biased attitudes and views held by health care professionals can have a
negative impact on the patient‐provider relationship and the provision of care, but studies …

Overweight patients report weight discrimination in health care settings and subsequent
avoidance of routine preventive health care. The purpose of this study was to examine …

The article offers information on the assessment, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of
obesity in adults. Topics discussed include the regulation of energy balance and food intake …

Overweight and obesity are escalating in epidemic proportions in the United States.
Individuals with overweight and obesity are often reluctant to seek medical help, not only for …

Several major developments have occurred since the last edition of Handbook of Obesity:
Clinical Applications, including new clinical trials, discoveries related to drug use, and …

Background Obesity and being overweight are both significant risk factors for multiple
chronic conditions. Primary care physicians are in a position to provide health behavior …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of practicing Canadian family
physicians about individuals with obesity, their healthcare treatment, and perceptions of …

Objective To describe physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care
and identify differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of …

Background Over 60% of people have overweight or obesity, but only a third report receiving
counselling from primary care providers. We explored patients' perspectives on the role of …

Background The present study investigated the stigma of obesity surgery by examining
whether attitudes towards a lean person can change after learning that the person used to …