A randomized study of effects of obesity framing on weight stigma.

Lindsey ParnarouskisRiley J JouppiJenna R CummingsAshley Nicole Gearhardt

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

These findings suggest that food addiction explanations for obesity may elicit greater internalized weight stigma than non-obesity-related messages. Addiction-based and traditional obesity explanations do not appear to influence external weight stigma. Illuminating the effects of obesity framing on stigma will help researchers communicate discoveries in ways that mitigate stigma.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
mental health
mental illness
high fat diet induced
hiv aids
type diabetes
social support
body mass index
physical activity
skeletal muscle
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy