Our new paper w Sarah Jackson & Ellen Lambert shows *experimental* evidence that weight stigma may be harmful. Lots to be done to #endweightstigma sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Kilo problemi olan insanlar sıklıkla stigmaya maruz kalıyor.
Oysa bu alanda yapılan çalışmalar gösteriyor ki obezite bir “irade eksikliği” sorunu değil ve sosyoekonomik faktörler başta olmak üzere altta yatan birçok sebebi var.
#endweightstigma
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How ridiculous in today’s world that I have to write the letter below to a UK employer who refused to allow my patient sick leave pay for forthcoming #gastricbypass . Enough - #endweightstigma #embmi #obsmuk BOMSS ASMBS #iamabariatricpatient
Preparation underway for the UCLH #WorldObesityDay event led by Prof Rachel Batterham and Obesity Empowerment Network UK Champions Angela Chesworth 💙 Paul Chesworth
See you there! #EndWeightStigma EASO
⇨ As it’s National Obesity Awareness Week here in the UK, I think it’s an important time to talk about weight bias and weight stigma, in both healthcare, and society #StopWeightBias #EndWeightStigma #Obesity #MentalHealthAwareness
When it comes to reducing obesity stigma, #languagematters , today Obesity UK launches their Language Matters: Obesity guidelines They aim to help support health care professionals, to communicate and initiate discussions with people living with obesity. #endweightstigma
This is big. The first ever united #WorldObesityDay PLUS a global consensus to #EndWeightStigma . Well done, Francesco Rubino, World Obesity, EASO, The Obesity Society, OAC, UConn Rudd Center and many, many more!
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🌍 Breaking the Silence on Weight Stigma: A Global Endeavor #endweightstigma #obesity World Obesity BDA Obesity Group
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Very disappointing to see the use of stigmatising and weight-shaming language in reporting on government’s strategy for obesity today. Just wrong. We know this has a negative impact on mental and physical health: bda.uk.com/resource/why-t… #EndWeightStigma
It's #WorldObesityDay . This year's theme is #weightstigma which:
⬇️Blames the victim
⬇️Overemphasises willpower
⬇️Lets food industry off the hook
⬇️Isolates people & puts barriers to health improvement
⬆️Let's focus on holistic solutions. #EndWeightStigma
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Well done to all the ASOI speakers including patient stories #ObesitySummerSchool Royal College of Physicians of Ireland . I hope it reminds us all to #ChangeTheNarrative Put #PeopleFirst and help #EndWeightStigma
Our team joins the call to action on #WorldObesityDay - #EverybodyNeedsToAct .
Let's change the narrative & acknowledge #Obesity as real medical issue that deserves non-judgemental, evidence based treatment.
#EndWeightStigma & focus on health gain.
#WODIreland #Obesity DayEurope
It would be great if organisations/ researchers could also call out the highly stigmatising imagery used to promote their research by media outlets. We all have a role to play to #EndWeightStigma
Image banks are available The Independent, eg via ECPO World Obesity
It’s time to end the blame & stigma endured by people living with #Obesity . Having a complex chronic disease is not a choice! On #WorldObesityDay let’s change the narrative. #endweightstigma
World Obesity EASO ECPO ASOI Its Not Your Fault SCOPE
#UNGA73 side event with World Obesity NCD Child Healthy Caribbean Coalition. Speakers say #endweightstigma to #beatNCDs . #enoghNCDs Advance #UHC NCD Alliance
Great team meeting today discussing our participant centred LEAP & DHAL weight management programmes which continue to be described by our participants as ‘non-judgemental’ #WorldObesityDay2018 #EndWeightStigma Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust British Dietetic Association
Thrilled to announce the release of a groundbreaking study by World Obesity. As a co-author and member of the Weight Bias and Stigma Working Group, proud of our collaborative efforts to change the obesity narrative and reduce weight stigma doi.org/10.1111/obr.13…
#EndWeightStigma