Motivating or stigmatizing? Public perceptions of weight-related language used by health providers

Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010

(2012) Katherine M. Flegal et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The Influence of Physician Acknowledgment of Patients' Weight Status on Patient Perceptions of Overweight and Obesity in the United States

(2011) Robert E. Post et al.   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Words matter: a qualitative investigation of which weight status terms are acceptable and motivate weight loss when used by health professionals

(2011) Cindy M Gray et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Does dieting make you fat? A twin study

(2011) K H Pietiläinen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Patients' Preferred Terms for Describing Their Excess Weight: Discussing Obesity in Clinical Practice

(2011) Sheri Volger et al.   Obesity

Parental Perceptions of Weight Terminology That Providers Use With Youth

(2011) R. M. Puhl et al.   PEDIATRICS

Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health

(2010) Rebecca M. Puhl et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

What Words Should We Use When Discussing Excess Weight?

(2010) G. R. Dutton et al.   Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Public Opinion About Laws to Prohibit Weight Discrimination in the United States

(2010) Rebecca M. Puhl et al.   Obesity

Internalized Societal Attitudes Moderate the Impact of Weight Stigma on Avoidance of Exercise

(2010) Lenny R. Vartanian et al.   Obesity

Disparity in Physician Perception of Patients' Adherence to Medications by Obesity Status

(2010) Mary Margaret Huizinga et al.   Obesity

Physician practice patterns of obesity diagnosis and weight-related counseling

(2010) Sara N. Bleich et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Do Health Beliefs and Behaviors Differ According to Severity of Obesity? A Qualitative Study of Australian Adults

(2010) Sophie Lewis et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

African Americans’ Perceptions of Physician Attempts to Address Obesity in the Primary Care Setting

(2009) Stephanie H. Ward et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Weight Bias among Dietetics Students: Implications for Treatment Practices

(2009) Rebecca Puhl et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

One size does not fit all: How to talk to patients about obesity

(2009) Arnstein Finset   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Avoiding the term ‘obesity’: An experimental study of the impact of doctors’ language on patients’ beliefs

(2009) Anisha Tailor et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

I Think Therefore I Am: Perceived Ideal Weight as a Determinant of Health

(2008) Peter Muennig et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Being ‘fat’ in today’s world: a qualitative study of the lived experiences of people with obesity in Australia

(2008) Samantha L. Thomas et al.   HEALTH EXPECTATIONS

Perceptions of weight discrimination: prevalence and comparison to race and gender discrimination in America

(2008) R M Puhl et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Changes in Perceived Weight Discrimination Among Americans, 1995–1996 Through 2004–2006

(2008) Tatiana Andreyeva et al.   Obesity

Recent Experiences of Weight-based Stigmatization in a Weight Loss Surgery Population: Psychological and Behavioral Correlates

(2008) Kelli E. Friedman et al.   Obesity