Evidence-based recommendations to assist adults with depression to become lifelong movers

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The roles of experienced and internalized weight stigma in healthcare experiences: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management across six countries

“…The low response rate prevents generalization to all WW members and/or those seeking treatment, and our study findings should be interpreted accordingly. Similarly, our study samples may not be representative of individuals with higher weight in general; given that individuals with obesity are more likely to report experiencing discrimination in healthcare than individuals at lower weights [73], additional studies are needed with both treatment-seeking and community samples of people with high weight, including individuals who are not engaged in weight management. Finally, attention checks were not present, and data were collected during the spring/summer of 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have affected the nature of participants' responses and/or the survey response rate.…”

The association of adverse childhood experiences and weight stigma above and beyond parental, peer, and media influences.

“…Weight stigma is characterized as the devaluation of a person based on their weight (Pont et al, 2017). Experiences of weight stigma (EWS)—such as being treated unfairly, treated differently than others, or discriminated against—are evident in health care, employment, and education settings (Barra & Singh Hernandez, 2018; Forhan & Salas, 2013; Gupta et al, 2020; Roehling, 1999). In addition to experiencing weight stigma, negative weight-related attitudes may be internalized.…”

Patient perceptions about obesity management in the context of concomitant care for other chronic diseases

“…Access to evidence-informed care as recommended in the Canadian CPGs within public healthcare settings and/or via support from public and private insurance and benefits programs lags far behind other chronic diseases [ 8 , 9 ]. The common misperception that obesity results from poor dietary choices and lack of physical activity drives significant stigmatization and discrimination resulting in health inequities [ [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] ].…”