Evidence has accumulated to demonstrate the pervasiveness, impact and implications of
weight stigma. As such, there is a need for concerted efforts to address weight stigma and …

Substance dependence is a prevalent and urgent public health problem. In 2021, 60 million
Americans reported abusing alcohol within the month prior to being surveyed, and nearly 20 …

Weight stigma is an important issue colliding with obesity‐related policies; both have
population health and social impacts. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review of the …

Objectives This study empirically investigated how conceptualizing obesity as a disease (ie,
pathologizing obesity) affects beliefs about weight, and weight stigma and discrimination …

Five experiments investigate the hypothesis that heavier weight individuals are denied
mental agency (ie, higher order cognitive and intentional capacities), but not experience (eg …

To build on experimental findings from general samples, we examined beliefs about
whether obesity is a disease and associations between considering obesity as a disease …

Background Weight bias against persons with obesity impairs health care delivery and
utilization and contributes to poorer health outcomes. Despite rising rates of pet obesity …

Despite numerous public health organizations supporting the pathologization of obesity and
considering recent obesity rates a health crisis, many researchers in the humanities, social …

Background The words used to refer to weight and individuals with large bodies can be
used to reinforce weight stigma. Given that most previous research has examined preferred …

In Canada and elsewhere, recent political, economic, and social shifts have brought gender
to the forefront of politics as never before, from gender-based analyses and" feminist …