"What can her body do?" Reducing weight stigma by appreciating another person's body functionality.

Jessica M AllevaKai KarosAngela Meadows Moon I WaldénSarah E StutterheimFrancesca LissandrelloMelissa J Atkinson

Published in: PloS one (2021)

A brief body functionality intervention effectively reduced some, but not all, facets of weight stigma in women. This study provides evidence that functionality-focused interventions may hold promise as a means to reduce weight stigma.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
mental illness
hiv aids
weight loss
body mass index
social support
weight gain
randomized controlled trial
body weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
depressive symptoms
machine learning
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
hiv infected
breast cancer risk