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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
Framing obesity a disease: Indirect effects of affect and controllability beliefs on weight bias.

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

Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 10;42(10):1804-1811 Authors: Nutter S, Alberga AS, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 29795457
Canadian Senate Report on Obesity: Focusing on Individual Behaviours versus Social Determinants of Health May Promote Weight Stigma.

Author(s): Alberga AS, McLaren L, Russell-Mayhew S, von Ranson KM

J Obes. 2018;2018:8645694 Authors: Alberga AS, McLaren L, Russell-Mayhew S, von Ranson KM

Article GUID: 30057808
Weight Bias in Educational Settings: a Systematic Review.

Author(s): Nutter S, Ireland A, Alberga AS, Brun I, Lefebvre D, Hayden KA, Russell-Mayhew S

Curr Obes Rep. 2019 Jun;8(2):185-200 Authors: Nutter S, Ireland A, Alberga AS, Brun I, Lefebvre D, Hayden KA, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 30820842
Title:Canadian Senate Report on Obesity: Focusing on Individual Behaviours versus Social Determinants of Health May Promote Weight Stigma.
Authors:Alberga AS,  McLaren L,  Russell-Mayhew S,  von Ranson KM
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30057808?dopt=Abstract
Category:J Obes
PMID:30057808
Dept Affiliation: HKAP
1 Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West Office: SP-165.31, Montreal, QC, Canada H4B 1R6.
2 Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, TRW Building, 3rd Floor, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6.
3 Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Education Tower 634, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4.
4 Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4.

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Canadian Senate Report on Obesity: Focusing on Individual Behaviours versus Social Determinants of Health May Promote Weight Stigma.

J Obes. 2018;2018:8645694

Authors: Alberga AS, McLaren L, Russell-Mayhew S, von Ranson KM

Abstract

Very little attention has been given to unintended consequences of government reporting on obesity. This paper argues that the 2016 Senate report, "Obesity in Canada: A Whole-Of-Society Approach," exemplifies the systemic public health issue of weight stigma. The purpose of this viewpoint is to critique the approach taken in the Report, by illustrating that it (1) takes a weight-centric approach to health, (2) does not acknowledge important limitations of the definition and measurement of obesity, (3) reifies obesity as a categorical phenomenon that must be prevented, and (4) uses aggressive framing and disrespectful terminology. The Report perpetuates a focus on the individual, thereby failing to recognize the role that governments can play in reducing weight stigma and addressing social determinants of health. If steps are taken to avoid propagating weight stigma, future reports could more constructively address health promotion, equity, and social determinants of health in their policies.

PMID: 30057808 [PubMed - in process]