ReviewObesity science & practice2020
Self-perception of overweight and obesity: A review of mental and physical health outcomes.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Internalised weight stigma as a mediator of the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and biopsychosocial outcomes: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Aerobic-Resistance Training and Nutritional Intervention on Adiponectin, Interleukin-6, and hs-CRP Concentrations in Men with Abdominal Obesity-A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Trial
- Novel Clinical and Pre-clinical Obesity Estimates in Older Indian Adults: Insights from a Nationally Representative Dataset.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2026Article
- Perceived and Objective Physical Function in 2 United States Population-Based Cohorts of Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.The Journal of rheumatology · 2026Article
- Understanding Obesity in Individuals with Down Syndrome: Caregiver Perceptions, Awareness, and Motivation.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Obesity and Weight-Related Behaviors Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Benin.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2026Article
- Influence of weight perception on the evolution of body composition of adolescents under obesity treatment.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Levels of stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy after bariatric surgery: A comparative study with women with obesity.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Social Perception of Obesity - A 2025 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Among Adults in Poland.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Relationship between exercise persistence and body image among overweight Chinese college students: the mediating role of fat talk and body self-esteem.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Teenage Body Image Perception, Body-shaping Behavior, and Body Composition With Respect to Use of "Fitspiration": Exploratory Investigation Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Assessment of the relation between orthorexia nervosa and self-esteem in high school students.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Psychological well-being factors and the likelihood of transitioning from overweight and obesity to normal weight at population level: Evidence from two cohort studies of UK adults.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Transition From a High-Sugar and Butter to a Standard Diet Leads to Cecal Dysbiosis, Disrupts Intestinal Homeostasis, and Favors Increased Ethanol Consumption and Preference.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
- "It's Not Healthy to Be Too Large"-A Qualitative Study Using Participatory Methods to Explore Children's and Adolescents' Perspectives on Obesity Treatment and Body Image.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Disentangling consequences of self-perceived weight from excess adiposity in metabolically healthy overweight/obesity.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Physical self-perception as mediator between physical activity and quality of life among Chinese university students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Challenges in identifying malnutrition in obesity; An overview of the state of the art and directions for future research.Nutrition research reviews · 2025Review
- Depression and Anxiety Among Obese and Overweight Individuals in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Middle-Aged UK Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
The obesity crisis is one of the largest public health challenges of the 21st century. Population-level adiposity has increased dramatically in recent times, and people not recognizing that they have overweight or obesity is now common. It has been widely assumed that not recognizing oneself as having overweight is detrimental to weight management and long-term health. Here, diverse research is reviewed that converges on the counterintuitive conclusion that not recognizing oneself as having overweight is actually associated with more favourable physical and mental health outcomes than recognizing oneself as having overweight. Drawing on existing models in social psychology and weight stigma research, an explanatory model of the health effects of self-perception of overweight is outlined. This model proposes that self-perception of overweight triggers social rejection concerns and the internalization of weight stigma, which in turn induce psychological distress and negatively impact health-promoting lifestyle behaviours. How self-perception of overweight may in part explain progression from overweight to obesity, and the public health implications of self-perception of overweight and obesity are also discussed.
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