Obesity, Biased Mental Models, and Stigma in the Context of the Obesity COVID-19 Syndemic

The system map was developed by individual members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions in collaboration with Peter S. Hovmand. The systems map does not necessarily represent the views of any one organization, the Roundtable, or the National Academies and has not been subjected to the review procedures of, nor is it a product of, the National Academies. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily of the authors’ organizations, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), or the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies). The paper is intended to help inform and stimulate discussion. It is not a report of the NAM or the National Academies. Copyright by the National Academy of Sciences.