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Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field

Author(s): Côté M; Forouhar V; Sacco S; González-González M; Baillot A; Himmelstein M; Hussey B; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; Nutter S; Patton I; Puhl RM; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S; Alberga AS;

Background: Weight bias is a social justice issue that manifests in social and health inequities, affecting the lives of millions of individuals globally. Although weight bias research has increased over the last two decades, it remains pervasive, and more work is needed to establish effective st ...

Article GUID: 41350605


Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity

Author(s): Côté M; Forouhar V; Sacco S; Baillot A; Himmelstein M; Hussey B; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; Nutter S; Patton I; Pearl RL; Puhl RM; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S; Alberga AS;

Article GUID: 41280193


The legality of weight discrimination in Canada: an environmental scan of case law and the limits of Canadian legislation

Author(s): Nutter S; Waugh R; McEachran E; Toor A; Shelley J; Alberga AS; Forhan M; Kirk SF; Nagpal TS; Patton I; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S;

Weight stigma negatively impacts people with higher weights across the lifespan as well as social contexts and can lead to weight discrimination. As weight is not a protected identity in Canadian human rights legislation, it is important to better understand how weight discrimination is being arg ...

Article GUID: 41029703


Weighty words: exploring terminology about weight among samples of physicians, obesity specialists, and the general public

Author(s): Wilson OWA; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Ellard JH; Alberga AS; MacInnis CC;

Background: The words used to refer to weight and individuals with large bodies can be used to reinforce weight stigma. Given that most previous research has examined preferred terminology within homogenous groups, this research sought to examine terminology preferences across populations. Methods: This paper reports on data gathered with the general pub ...

Article GUID: 38131299


Effects of the HEARTY exercise randomized controlled trial on eating behaviors in adolescents with obesity

Author(s): Alberga AS; Edache IY; Sigal RJ; von Ranson KM; Russell-Mayhew S; Kenny GP; Doucette S; Prud' homme D; Hadjiyannakis S; Cameron JD; Goldfield GS;

Background: There are well-recognized benefits of behavioral interventions that include exercise for children and adolescents with obesity. However, such behavioral weight management programs may precipitate unintended consequences. It is unclear if different exercise modalities impact eating beh ...

Article GUID: 37034563


Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy

Author(s): Nagpal TS; Salas XR; Vallis M; Piccinini-Vallis H; Alberga AS; Bell RC; da Silva DF; Davenport MH; Gaudet L; Rodriguez ACI; Liu RH; Myre M; Nerenberg K; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Souza SCS; Vilhan C; Adamo KB;

Background: Recent research has shown that pregnant individuals experience weight stigma throughout gestation, including negative comments and judgement associated with gestational weight gain (GWG). Weight bias internalization (WBI) is often a result of exposure to weight stigma and is detriment ...

Article GUID: 35906530


Mapping changes in the obesity stigma discourse through Obesity Canada: a content analysis

Author(s): Kirk SF; Forhan M; Yusuf J; Chance A; Burke K; Blinn N; Quirke S; Salas XR; Alberga A; Russell-Mayhew S;

Background: Stigmatization of persons living with obesity is an important public health issue. In 2015, Obesity Canada adopted person-first language in all internal documentation produced by the organization, and, from 2017, required all authors to use person-first language in abstract submission ...

Article GUID: 35071667


Weight bias and health care utilization: a scoping review.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Edache IY, Forhan M, Russell-Mayhew S

Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2019 Jul 22;20:e116 Authors: Alberga AS, Edache IY, Forhan M, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 32800008


Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Obes Facts. 2019 Nov 08;:1-7 Authors: Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 31707395


Understanding low adherence to an exercise program for adolescents with obesity: the HEARTY trial.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Sigal RJ, Sweet SN, Doucette S, Russell-Mayhew S, Tulloch H, Kenny GP, Prud'homme D, Hadjiyannakis S, Goldfield GS

Obes Sci Pract. 2019 Oct;5(5):437-448 Authors: Alberga AS, Sigal RJ, Sweet SN, Doucette S, Russell-Mayhew S, Tulloch H, Kenny GP, Prud'homme D, Hadjiyannakis S, Goldfield GS

Article GUID: 31687168


Addressing weight bias and discrimination: moving beyond raising awareness to creating change.

Author(s): Ramos Salas X, Alberga AS, Cameron E, Estey L, Forhan M, Kirk SFL, Russell-Mayhew S, Sharma AM

Obes Rev. 2017 11;18(11):1323-1335 Authors: Ramos Salas X, Alberga AS, Cameron E, Estey L, Forhan M, Kirk SFL, Russell-Mayhew S, Sharma AM

Article GUID: 28994243


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