Episode #190: August 2022 Research Review
Barbell Medicine Podcast
00:00
Obesity and Weight Stigma
The concept of weight stigma is the idea that an individual might be discredited, devalued, otherwise discriminated on upon based on their weight. And it's pretty clearly established at this point that there are wide differences both in terms of ethnicity, socioeconomic status and a bunch of different variables in terms of obesity affecting these subpopulations differently. It leads people with obesity to be perceived as, quote, socially deviant and morally responsible for their weight status. The interesting thing and I think you're going to get into this and if not, it definitely correlates.
Transcript
Play full episode
