Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity

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People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are often subject to discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare settings. Research indicates that weight stigma can cause physical and psychological harm, and that affected individuals are less likely to receive adequate care. For these reasons, weight stigma damages health, undermines human and social rights, and is unacceptable in modern societies. To inform healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public about this issue, a multidisciplinary group of international experts, including representatives of scientific organizations, reviewed available evidence on the causes and harms of weight stigma and, using a modified Delphi process, developed a joint consensus statement with recommendations to eliminate weight bias. Academic institutions, professional organizations, media, public-health authorities, and governments should encourage education about weight stigma to facilitate a new public narrative about obesity, coherent with modern scientific knowledge.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Rubino, F. Puhl, R.M. Cummings, D.E. Eckel, R.H. Ryan, D.H. Mechanick, J.I. Nadglowski, J. Ramos Salas, X. Schauer, P.R. Twenefour, D. Apovian, C.M. Aronne, L.J. Batterham, R.L. Berthoud, H.-R. Boza, C. Busetto, L. Dicker, D. De Groot, M. Eisenberg, D. Flint, S.W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-3019 Huang, T.T. Kaplan, L.M. Kirwan, J.P. Korner, J. Kyle, T.K. Laferrère, B. le Roux, C.W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-5445 McIver, L. Mingrone, G. Nece, P. Reid, T.J. Rogers, A.M. Rosenbaum, M. Seeley, R.J. Torres, A.J. Dixon, J.B.
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Keywords:	Humans; Obesity; Body Weight; Consensus; International Cooperation; Universities; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Social Stigma; Weight Prejudice
Dates:	Published: April 2020 Published (online): 4 March 2020 Accepted: 14 February 2020
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2023 08:58
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2023 08:58
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Nature Research
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41591-020-0803-x
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202010

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