Sexual Minority Women Report Higher Weight Stigma Levels Than Heterosexual Women in the National Weight Control Registry.
Emily PanzaKayLoni L OlsonKayla SallAlyssa NorrisJason LillisJohn Graham ThomasShira DunsigerHalle FowlerHannah ParentRena R WingPublished in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2024)
Sexual minority women are at greater risk for experienced and internalized weight stigma than their heterosexual counterparts among women who have attained significant long-term weight loss. It is critical to expand research on weight stigma in sexual minority women.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- body mass index
- pregnancy outcomes
- physical activity
- bariatric surgery
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- hiv aids
- mental illness
- social support
- roux en y gastric bypass
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle
- quality improvement