Knowledge gaps and weight stigma shape attitudes toward obesity

Substantial evidence shows that weight-related stigma is very pervasive, causes physical and psychological harm to people who experience it, and leads to discrimination in education, employment, and the health-care setting.1Flint SW Hudson J Lavallee D UK adults' implicit and explicit attitudes towards obesity: a cross-sectional study.BMC Obes. 2015; 2: 31Crossref PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar, 2Sutin AR Stephan Y Luchetti M et al.Perceived...