in WEIGHT STIGMA WEIGHT STIGMA HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SOURCES Puhl RM, Brownell KD. Confronting and Coping with Weight Stigma: An Investigation of Overweight and Obese Adults. Obesity. 2006;14(10):1802-15. Puhl RM, Heuer CA. The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update. Obesity. 2009;17(5):941-64. Ramos Salas X, Alberga AS, Cameron E, Estey L, Forhan M, Kirk SFL, et al. Addressing weight bias and discrimination: moving beyond raising awareness to creating change. Obesity Reviews. 2017;18(11):1323-35. All vector images courtesy of Freepik. WEIGHT STIGMA refers to the negative attitudes towards a person due to his/her weight. Weight stigma DOES NOT generate motivation. Rather, patients who experience weight stigma are MORE LIKELY to: Always keep in mind, we are working with PEOPLE, not just numbers ü Use person-first language ü Be empathetic – stop the blame game ü Focus on behavioural & health outcomes, rather than weight 7 out of 10 overweight/obese patients report having experienced weight stigma from DOCTORS Other sources of reported weight stigma in healthcare settings include NURSES, DIETITIANS, and MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Weight management is NOT just a matter of balancing ENERGY IN with ENERGY OUT. It involves complex interactions of GENETIC, BIOLOGICAL and ENVIRONMENTAL factors. ENERGY IN ¹ ENERGY OUT #theWEIGHTofSTIGMA DELAY seeking health care ENGAGE in unhealthy eating AVOID physical activity EXPERIENCE depression REDUCED QUALITY OF CARE Weight stigma among health professionals results in REDUCED QUALITY OF CARE

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SOURCESPuhlRM,BrownellKD.ConfrontingandCopingwithWeightStigma:AnInvestigationofOverweightandObeseAdults.Obesity.2006;14(10):1802-15.PuhlRM,HeuerCA.TheStigmaofObesity:AReviewandUpdate.Obesity.2009;17(5):941-64.RamosSalasX,AlbergaAS,CameronE,EsteyL,ForhanM,KirkSFL,etal.Addressingweightbiasanddiscrimination:movingbeyondraisingawarenesstocreatingchange.ObesityReviews.

2017;18(11):1323-35.AllvectorimagescourtesyofFreepik.

WEIGHT STIGMAreferstothenegativeattitudestowardsapersonduetohis/herweight.

WeightstigmaDOES NOTgeneratemotivation.Rather,patientswhoexperienceweightstigmaareMORE LIKELYto:

Alwayskeepinmind,weareworkingwithPEOPLE,notjustnumbers

ü Useperson-firstlanguageü Beempathetic–stoptheblamegameü Focusonbehavioural&healthoutcomes,ratherthanweight

7 out of 10overweight/obesepatientsreporthavingexperiencedweightstigmafromDOCTORS

OthersourcesofreportedweightstigmainhealthcaresettingsincludeNURSES,DIETITIANS,andMENTALHEALTHPROFESSIONALS.

WeightmanagementisNOTjustamatterofbalancingENERGY INwithENERGYOUT.

ItinvolvescomplexinteractionsofGENETIC,BIOLOGICALandENVIRONMENTAL factors.

ENERGY IN ¹ ENERGY OUT

#theWEIGHTofSTIGMA

DELAYseekinghealthcare