To achieve weight loss, fat shaming is not the answer
Negative attitudes towards obese individuals therefore remain one of the ‘last socially acceptable forms of prejudice’ . One has only to glance at the ‘comments’ section of media reports discussing...
View ArticleThe lowdown on lung cancer stigma
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK with over 40,000 people diagnosed each year. Smoking accounts for around 86% of lung cancer cases and studies have shown that most people are now...
View ArticleWeight discrimination is chronically stressful
Stigmatisation of obesity remains one of “the last acceptable forms of prejudice”. People with obesity are widely stereotyped as lazy, weak willed and personally to blame for their weight by the...
View ArticlePerceived weight discrimination linked to physical inactivity
Rises in obesity prevalence over recent decades have corresponded with increasing stigmatisation of, and discrimination against, individuals living with obesity. Weight stigma is often justified on the...
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