Effects of Characterising ‘Obesity as a Disease’ on Weight Bias
This study sought to work out the implications of categorising obesity as a disease on weight bias. A sample of 309 participants were recruited and measures of demographics, ideology, general attitudes and previous contact with people living with obesity were taken. Participants then read one of three articles as part of an experimental manipulation, one framing obesity as a disease, one...Read More
Weight-Related Stigma is Associated with Bodily Pain Among Females with Overweight or Obesity
Pain is a common comorbidity among individuals living with overweight or obesity, however the mechanism linking the two is not clear. This studyevaluated the relationship between perceived weight-stigma and self reported bodily pain in a sample of obese/overweight adult women through questionnaires designed to measure both. They found that perceived stigma and internalised stigma were...Read More
Impact of Early‐Life Weight on Cognitive Abilities in Children
A developing child’s mind is highly sensitive to environmental factors and it is now well known that overweight and obesity has a significant impact on the metabolic and endocrine profile of an individual. This new study, published in Obesity, sets sets out to try and determine if childhood obesity has any effect on cognitive ability, guided by the hypothesis that the production of...Read More
A Study of Weight Stigma Experienced by Mature Patients with Obesity in Disadvantaged Areas of Australia
There is a growing recognition of the impact stigma has on the health seeking behaviors and self-efficacy of obese patients.This study,set out to identify predictors of perceived weight stigma among patients attending general practices in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban areas of Australia. The predictors selected were socioeconomic factors (age, sex, language spoken at home, education...Read More
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: 10 tips for empathic communication about excess weight
Overweight and obesity have increased significantly in the UK over recent decades, with more than half of all adults and a third of children now affected. The reason this is of such concern and one of the biggest public health issues of modern times, is that excess weight, particularly in the form of fat carried around the middle (abdominal fat), greatly increases the risk of a number of...Read More
Association between obesity with disease-free survival and overall survival in triple-negative breast cancer: A meta-analysis
In a systematic review, published in Medicine, the authors sought to investigate whether obesity conveyed a benefit to disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. Breast cancer is a complex condition with many different subtypes, which each behave in different ways. Triple negative breast cancer means that there is not enough expression...Read More