Stigma and obesity: the crux of the matter
Lancet Public Health
.
2019 Nov;4(11):e549-e550.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30186-0.
Epub 2019 Oct 10.
Authors
Monika Arora
1
,
Simón Barquera
2
,
Nathalie J Farpour Lambert
3
,
Trevor Hassell
4
,
Steven B Heymsfield
5
,
Brian Oldfield
6
,
Donna Ryan
7
,
Ximena Ramos Salas
8
,
Wendy Scinta
9
,
Michelle Vicari
10
Affiliations
1
Public Health Foundation of India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
2
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
3
European Association for the Study of Obesity, Teddington, UK; University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
4
Healthy Caribbean Coalition, St Michael, Barbados.
5
The Obesity Society, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
6
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
7
Pennington Biomedical, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA. Electronic address: donna.ryan@pbrc.edu.
8
Obesity Canada, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
9
Obesity Medicine Association, Denver, CO, USA.
10
Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, FL, USA.
PMID:
31607597
DOI:
10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30186-0
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Chronic Disease
Environment
Health Priorities
Humans
Obesity / psychology*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Social Stigma*
Weight Reduction Programs / organization & administration
World Health Organization