Weight stigma is rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the origins of obesity, wherein
the interplay of behavioral, environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors is deemphasized …

You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Importance Body mass index (BMI) of the 95th or greater percentile for age and sex is
common among young people, and its prevalence has increased in recent decades …

Objectives: Our objective in this study was to establish the relationships among active and
inactive physical activity, HRQoL, and weight stigma in children. Additionally, we …

Despite decades of research and a multitude of prevention and treatment efforts, childhood
obesity in the United States continues to affect nearly 1 in 5 (19.3%) children, with …

Weight bias and stigma exist in a variety of realms in our society, and it is sad that it is often
viewed as a socially acceptable form of discrimination. 1–3 For decades, those in the …

Negative weight-related experiences and internalized weight stigma have been associated
with poorer body image and reduced physical activity in adolescents. However, exploring …

Background Overweight and obesity in early life increase the risk of chronic disease and ill
health later on. We studied secular trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity …

This study for the first time quantified concurrent and bidirectional relationships between
weight stigma and weight status in children, with age and gender as moderators. A literature …

El estigma de la obesidad está generalizado en nuestra sociedad, y se basa en la
suposición errónea de que la obesidad se deriva principalmente de una falta de …