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What are some examples of factors that contribute to weight stigma?

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Weight stigma poses a significant threat to psychological and physical health. It has been documented as a significant risk factor for depression, body dissatisfaction, and low self-esteem. Those who experience weight-based stigmatization also:

Engage in more frequent binge eating

Are at an increased risk for eating disorder symptoms

Are more likely to have a diagnosis for binge eating disorder (BED)

Victims of weight stigma report physicians and family members are the most common source of weight bias. Among family members, weight-based teasing and diet talk are linked to binge eating, weight gain, and extreme weight control behaviors. Weight bias in health care is another important concern.

Research shows that healthcare providers, when talking to obese patients, tend to:

Provide them with less health information

Spend less time with them

View them as undisciplined, annoying, and noncompliant with treatment.

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