Breaking the Silence on Obesity.

Aliye B Cepni, Fatima K Nadeem, Tracey A Ledoux, Craig A Johnston

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Review in American journal of lifestyle medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Understanding reasons for initiation and experience with tirzepatide among individuals with obesity or overweight: Results from the PERCEPTIONS survey.Obesity pillars · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Aliye B CepniDepartment of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (ABC, TAL, CAJ).

Fatima K NadeemC.T Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (FKN).

Tracey A LedouxDepartment of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (ABC, TAL, CAJ).

Craig A JohnstonDepartment of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA (ABC, TAL, CAJ).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a significant global public health concern, and health care providers play a crucial role in addressing it by offering healthy lifestyle counseling and weight management support. Evidence demonstrates that even brief counseling on healthy behaviors can lead to meaningful changes and sustained weight management. However, weight consultations are often underutilized in primary care due to various barriers, including biases against patients with obesity, misconception of physicians with obesity, or concerns about stigmatizing them by initiating discussions about weight. This paper explores the impact of biases, misconceptions, and stigma on the communication and treatment of patients with obesity and proposes strategies to overcome these challenges. Practical solutions include fostering inclusive health care environments for individuals of all body sizes and utilizing the 5A model (Ask, Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist) to guide respectful and effective weight management conversations.

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communicationcounselinglifestyleprimary carestigma

Identifiers

PMID39802904

DOI10.1177/15598276241309248

PMCPMC11713941

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