Abstract
Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity
Highlights
Alone, those who lose weight through metabolic surgery can be at risk of stronger stigma because they are stereotyped as being lazy and being less responsible for their weight loss[48,49]
The prevalence of weight discrimination is 19–42%, with higher rates among those with higher body-mass index (BMI), and among women compared with men[11,12,13]
Evidence from several countries[68,69,70,71] shows that when individuals attribute the causes of obesity primarily to internal, controllable factors or personal choices, they exhibit higher weight bias, whereas acknowledging the complex causes of obesity is associated with lower levels of weight bias and less blame. These findings suggest that the prevailing narrative of obesity in news coverage, public health campaigns, and political discourse—centered heavily on notions of personal responsibility72,73—can play an important part in the expression of weight stigma and reinforce weight-based stereotypes[74]
Summary
A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that weight-based stigma is extremely pervasive among people of. People with obesity are often subject to unfair treatment and discrimination in the workplace, education, and. Weight-based discrimination is one of the most common forms of discrimination in modern societies. Women are more likely to suffer weight-based discrimination compared to men; this has the potential to contribute A to inequalities in employment and education
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