Weight Stigma

Definition

Weight stigma has been broadly defined as bias (prejudicial and negative attitudes, beliefs, and/or stereotypes) or discriminatory behaviors targeted at individuals with overweight or obesity or who are perceived to carry excess body weight.^[1]^[2] Weight stigma is present in multiple societal domains, such as healthcare, education, media, and interpersonal settings, and is perpetrated by friends, family, and even from within the individual.^[2]

Prevalence of Weight Stigma

Uniqueness of Weight Stigma

Domains of Weight Stigma

Employment

Healthcare

Interpersonal Situations

Media

Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Experiencing Weight Stigma

Physical Health and Physiological Consequences

Mental Health and Psychological Consequences

Policy

Weight Stigma and Public Health: A Tool or a Threat?

References

^ Puhl, R. M.; Brownell, K. D. (2003-11-01). "Psychosocial origins of obesity stigma: toward changing a powerful and pervasive bias". Obesity Reviews. 4 (4): 213–227. doi:10.1046/j.1467-789X.2003.00122.x. ISSN 1467-789X.
^ ^a ^b Puhl, Rebecca M.; Heuer, Chelsea A. (2009-05-01). "The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update". Obesity. 17 (5): 941–964. doi:10.1038/oby.2008.636. ISSN 1930-739X.

[1] Puhl, R. M.; Brownell, K. D. (2003-11-01). "Psychosocial origins of obesity stigma: toward changing a powerful and pervasive bias". Obesity Reviews. 4 (4): 213–227. doi:10.1046/j.1467-789X.2003.00122.x. ISSN 1467-789X.

[:0-2] Puhl, Rebecca M.; Heuer, Chelsea A. (2009-05-01). "The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update". Obesity. 17 (5): 941–964. doi:10.1038/oby.2008.636. ISSN 1930-739X.

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