ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023
Are Current Guidelines Perpetuating Weight Stigma? A Weight-Skeptical Approach to the Care of Patients with Obesity.
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- A randomized controlled trial of an acceptance and commitment therapy-informed diabetes prevention program reduces body shame and distress.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- Mapping weight stigma in food-based dietary guidelines across thirteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: a qualitative analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Integrative Strategies in Primary Care: Addressing Recurrent Weight Gain Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity science & practice · 2025Review
- Weight Stigma in the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Context: Current State of the Literature, Conceptual Model, and Looking Forward.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Applying a Weight Stigma Lens to Australian and International Obesity-Related Policies for Women Across the Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods: A Mapping Review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Review
- Attitudes and Behaviors of Nurses and Nursing Students Toward Patients with Obesity: A Systematized Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
- Discussing Weight with Patients in Primary Care in Australia: A Mixed Methods Experimental Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Eating- and Weight-Related Disorders in the Armed Forces.Metabolites · 2024Review
- Experienced and internalized weight stigma among Spanish adolescents.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Medical Nutrition Education for Health, Not Harm: BMI, Weight Stigma, Eating Disorders, and Social Determinants of Health.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Psychosocial distress in people with overweight and obesity: the role of weight stigma and social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Significant controversy exists regarding the evidence to support the clinical benefits and risks of weight loss interventions for individuals with obesity. United States Preventative Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommend weight loss for all individuals with obesity while weight-neutral models such as Health at Every Size promote weight inclusivity, focusing on body acceptance rather than weight loss. We discuss how lifestyle-based weight-centric paradigms, such as the USPSTF Guidelines, may increase weight stigma and weight cycling, and many of their purported clinical benefits are not supported by existing evidence. However, we also acknowledge the clear benefits of metabolic surgery in high-risk individuals, and the potential benefits for pharmacotherapy for obesity in selected patients. Herein we describe a weight-skeptical approach to the care of patients with obesity that aims to use available evidence to support patient-centered care.
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