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Weight-Related Terms Differentially Affect Self-Efficacy and Perception of Obesity.

Christina M HopkinsGary G Bennett
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
Use of the term "obesity" may promote patients' perceived control and self-efficacy. Use of "fat" should be avoided. Results suggest that, despite patient and clinician preference for euphemistic weight terms, use of clinical language such as "obesity" may perform better in provider intervention.
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