ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2019
Weight Stigma Among Sexual Minority Adults: Findings from a Matched Sample of Adults Engaged in Weight Management.
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- Is weight stigma associated with physical activity? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Paradoxical Obesity and Overweight Disparities Among Sexual Minority Men: A Meta-Analysis.American journal of men's healthPooled it
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- Food Addiction 5 and 10 Years Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: a Prospective Observational Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Observational
- Weight-Based Health Care Discrimination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black Sexual and Gender Minoritized Assigned Female at Birth Adults in the United States.Health equity · 2025Article
- Weight Stigma and Mental and Emotional Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Scoping Review.LGBT health · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic predictors of perceived weight discrimination.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
- Demographic, socioeconomic and life-course risk factors for internalized weight stigma in adulthood: evidence from an English birth cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
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- An examination of theory-based suicidal ideation risk factors in college students with multiple marginalized identities.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2023Article
- Addressing Weight Bias in the Cisgender Population: Differences between Sexual Orientations.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Multiply marginalized: Linking minority stress due to sexual orientation, gender, and weight to dysregulated eating among sexual minority women of higher body weight.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2021Article
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- "What can her body do?" Reducing weight stigma by appreciating another person's body functionality.PloS one · 2021Article
- Characterizing Lifetime and Daily Experiences of Weight Stigma among Sexual Minority Women with Overweight and Obesity: A Descriptive Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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objectiveDespite elevated rates of obesity among some groups of sexual minority (SM) adults, research examining weight stigma in this population is scarce.
methodsWeight stigma and weight-related health correlates were assessed in SM adults (N = 658) versus heterosexual adults (N = 658) matched on sex, race/ethnicity, age, education, and BMI. Adults enrolled in WW (formerly Weight Watchers) completed digital questionnaires assessing experienced weight stigma, weight bias internalization (WBI), weight cycling, eating self-efficacy, eating to cope, physical activity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
resultsSurvey response rates ranged from 0.8% to 3.5%. There were no differences in experienced weight stigma between SM and heterosexual participants; more than two-thirds experienced weight stigma, and more than 50% reported stigma from family, health care providers, teachers and classmates, and community members. Gay men endorsed higher WBI than heterosexual men (β = 0.22, P < 0.001). Regardless of sexual orientation, WBI was associated with poorer mental HRQOL, lower eating self-efficacy, and increased eating to cope, controlling for demographics and BMI.
conclusionsExperiencing weight stigma is as common for SM adults as heterosexual adults engaged in weight management, and WBI is associated with maladaptive eating behaviors and poor mental HRQOL. Increased attention to weight stigma and its health implications in SM populations is warranted.
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