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Nutrition & Dietetics
Karolina Hoffmann, Anna Paczkowska, Wieslaw Bryl, Kinga Marzec, Jonas Raakow, Matthias Pross, Rafael Berghaus, Elzbieta Nowakowska, Krzysztof Kus, Michal Michalak
Summary: This study compares the level of discrimination among obese patients in Poland and Germany and finds that obesity significantly affects the social and economic well-being of patients. The study suggests the need to reduce weight stigma and alleviate the socioeconomic and psychological burden of obesity.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Scott Hagan, Karin Nelson
Summary: There is significant controversy surrounding the clinical benefits and risks of weight loss interventions for individuals with obesity. Traditional weight-centric approaches may increase weight stigma and cycling without sufficient evidence to support their purported clinical benefits. However, metabolic surgery and pharmacotherapy show clear benefits in certain cases.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Claudia Fisch, John Whelan, Sheridan Evans, Liza-Ann Whitaker, Swapnil Gajjar, Lamiaa Ali, Colony Fugate, Rebecca Puhl, Micah Hartwell
Summary: The study found that the majority of medical publications did not adhere to person-centred language guidelines, frequently using disrespectful labels. Given the negative effects of stigma for children with obesity, it is important for the medical community to increase the use of person-centred language.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anisa Hajizadeh, Laura Heath, Aryati Ahmad, Maryam Kebbe, Susan Anne Jebb, Paul Aveyard, Gemma Hughes
Summary: Clinical trials have shown that providing advice and support for weight management can lead to meaningful weight loss. However, in real-world clinical settings, the offering of weight management advice is often low. Using Strong Structuration Theory, this study explored how weight stigma and professional responsibilities influenced clinicians in primary care to raise (or not) the issue of excess weight with patients. The findings suggest a tension between clinical guidelines and the lived experience of patients, resulting in an absence of weight management advice and potentially reinforcing weight stigma.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Briony Hill, Heidi Bergmeier, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Fiona Kate Barlow, Alexandra Chung, Divya Ramachandran, Melissa Savaglio, Helen Skouteris
Summary: Research indicates that support for nonstigmatizing obesity-related policies is higher when obesity is attributed as an environmental rather than individual problem. Views that blame individuals for their obesity may lead to support for punitive policies towards people living in larger bodies. Real-world policies often implicitly condone weight stigma through poor language choice and conflicting discourse.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Lucy C. M. Omeyer, Emily M. Duncan, Kornrawee Aiemsomboon, Nicola Beaumont, Sujaree Bureekul, Bin Cao, Luis R. Carrasco, Suchana Chavanich, James R. Clark, Muhammad R. Cordova, Fay Couceiro, Simon M. Cragg, Neil Dickson, Pierre Failler, Gianluca Ferraro, Stephen Fletcher, Jenny Fong, Alex T. Ford, Tony Gutierrez, Fauziah Shahul Hamid, Jan G. Hiddink, Pham T. Hoa, Sophie I. Holland, Lowenna Jones, Nia H. Jones, Heather Koldewey, Federico M. Lauro, Charlotte Lee, Matt Lewis, Danny Marks, Sabine Matallana-Surget, Claudia G. Mayorga-Adame, John McGeehan, Lauren F. Messer, Laura Michie, Michelle A. Miller, Zeeda F. Mohamad, Nur Hazimah Mohamed Nor, Moritz Miller, Simon P. Neill, Sarah E. Nelms, Deo Florence L. Onda, Joyce J. L. Ong, Agamuthu Pariatamby, Sui C. Phang, Richard Quilliam, Peter E. Robins, Maria Salta, Aida Sartimbul, Shiori Shakuto, Martin W. Skov, Evelyn B. Taboada, Peter A. Todd, Tai Chong Toh, Suresh Valiyaveettil, Voranop Viyakarn, Passorn Wonnapinij, Louisa E. Wood, Clara L. X. Yong, Brendan J. Godley
Summary: Southeast Asia is considered to have high levels of marine plastic pollution, and it is important to understand its impacts and risks to marine ecosystems in order to develop mitigation measures. An international network of experts from various countries has set a research agenda for marine plastic pollution in the region, identifying key themes and research questions. Understanding the fate, degradation, and impacts of marine plastic pollution is crucial for tackling the issue effectively in Southeast Asia and providing insights for the rest of the world.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Nor Akma Yunus, Grant Russell, Rosediani Muhamad, Sze-Ee Soh, Elizabeth Sturgiss
Summary: This study investigated practitioners' perceptions and needs in managing patients with obesity in Malaysia. The majority of practitioners considered obesity a chronic disease and felt a responsibility to provide care and help patients lose weight. However, they faced barriers in discussing obesity with patients, such as limited time and patients' lack of motivation. Practitioners expressed a need for more support to enhance their capability and opportunity in obesity management. The study also revealed weight stigma among healthcare practitioners in Malaysia.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sophie Marcoux, Gabriel Cote-Corriveau, Jessica Healy-Profitos, Nathalie Auger
Summary: This study found an association between gestational diabetes and early childhood cancer, suggesting that hyperglycemia in utero may be a novel risk factor for early childhood cancer.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rebecca L. Pearl, Rebecca M. Puhl, Leah M. Lessard, Mary S. Himmelstein, Gary D. Foster
Summary: Weight bias internalization (WBI) is an often overlooked form of internalized stigma, particularly among individuals seeking treatment for overweight or obesity. The study found that WBI is associated with greater weight gain, poorer health-related quality of life, lower self-efficacy in health behaviors, and higher levels of perceived stress.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Britta Talumaa, Adrian Brown, Rachel L. Batterham, Anastasia Z. Kalea
Summary: Weight stigma reduction strategies for healthcare professionals were identified in this review, including increased education, providing causal information and controllability, evoking empathy, adopting a weight-inclusive approach, and using mixed methods. The study emphasizes the importance of addressing weight stigma in healthcare education and practice, as well as moving towards a health-focused and weight-inclusive approach. It also highlights the need to assess the effects of weight stigma in epidemiological research.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Chi Huey Ng, Mohd Aizzan Mistoh, Siow Hwa Teo, Andrea Galassi, Azreen Ibrahim, Coswald Stephen Sipaut, Jurry Foo, Jeffrey Seay, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Jidon Janaun
Summary: Plastic pollution is a pressing environmental issue that has caused severe and irreversible impacts on marine life, ecosystems, and the environment due to the lack of effective waste management systems. Limited resources and infrastructure in Southeast Asia pose constant challenges to waste management. This study aims to examine the plastic situation in Southeast Asia, understand the issues with existing waste management systems, and review the efforts made by governments, private sectors, social organizations, stakeholders, and consumers to combat plastic pollution.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sarah Nutter, Laura A. Eggerichs, Taniya S. Nagpal, Ximena Ramos Salas, Christine Chin Chea, Shubo Saiful, Johanna Ralston, Olivia Barata-Cavalcanti, Claudia Batz, Louise A. Baur, Susie Birney, Sheree Bryant, Kent Buse, Michelle I. Cardel, Aastha Chugh, Ada Cuevas, Mychelle Farmer, Allison Ibrahim, Ishu Kataria, Catherine Kotz, Ted Kyle, Sara le Brocq, Vicki Mooney, Clare Mullen, Joe Nadglowski, Margot Neveux, Karin Papapietro, Jaynaide Powis, Rebecca M. Puhl, Bernardo Rea Ruanova, Jessica F. Saunders, Fatima Cody Stanford, Ogweno Stephen, Kwang Wei Tham, Agbo Urudinachi, Lesly Vejar-Renteria, Danielle Walwyn, John Wilding, Saifullah Yusop
Summary: This article discusses the definition and significance of weight stigma and presents nine recommendations for reducing harmful obesity narratives on a global scale.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Leila Kargari Padar, Ali Asghar Asgharnejad Farid, Fahimeh Fathali Lavasani, Hojjatollah Farahani, Banafsheh Gharaei
Summary: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Brief Coping Responses Inventory (BCRI) in an Iranian school-attending youth sample. The results supported the validity and reliability of the BCRI, suggesting it can be used to assess coping reactions to weight-related stigma experiences among Iranian youth.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mohamad Motevalli, Clemens Drenowatz, Derrick R. Tanous, Naim Akhtar Khan, Katharina Wirnitzer
Summary: Childhood obesity is a complex and multifaceted metabolic disorder influenced by genetic and behavioral factors. Despite various interventions being effective, challenges and controversies still exist in the field of childhood obesity research and management strategies. Prioritizing personalized interventions based on the etiology of obesity and individual characteristics may lead to better outcomes.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Taniya S. Nagpal
Summary: As interest in pregnancy-related weight stigma research grows, the "WOMBS" framework proposes a new theoretical model exploring how social stigma during pregnancy and postpartum period affects weight gain and childhood obesity risk through psychophysiological mechanisms.