2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.04.009
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Weight stigma predicts inhibitory control and food selection in response to the salience of weight discrimination

Abstract: Objective Fear and stigmatization are often used to motivate individuals with higher body weight to engage in healthy behaviors, but these strategies are sometimes counterproductive, leading to undesirable outcomes. In the present study, the impact of weight-based stigma on cognition (i.e., inhibitory control) and food selection (i.e., calories selected) was examined among individuals who consider themselves to be overweight. It was predicted that participants higher in perceived weight stigma would perform mo… Show more

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“…For example, people who engage in restrained eating behaviors are more vulnerable to stress‐induced unhealthy eating than non‐restrained eaters (Lattimore & Caswell, ; Wardle, Steptoe, Oliver, & Lipsey, ). It has been proposed that long‐term rigid restraint of eating is not sustainable and may be counterproductive, leading to increases in eating and subsequent negative health consequences (e.g., Araiza & Wellman, ; Wellman, Araiza, Newell, & McCoy, ).…”
Section: Understanding the Relationship Between Stress And Eatingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For example, people who engage in restrained eating behaviors are more vulnerable to stress‐induced unhealthy eating than non‐restrained eaters (Lattimore & Caswell, ; Wardle, Steptoe, Oliver, & Lipsey, ). It has been proposed that long‐term rigid restraint of eating is not sustainable and may be counterproductive, leading to increases in eating and subsequent negative health consequences (e.g., Araiza & Wellman, ; Wellman, Araiza, Newell, & McCoy, ).…”
Section: Understanding the Relationship Between Stress And Eatingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Weight stigma refers to the disparagement and social degradation of those who are higher in body weight (Tomiyama et al, ), and research indicates that this stigma may lead to further weight gain via increased eating (Tomiyama, ). Several studies have shown that weight stigma is associated with intentions to consume increased amounts of food (Araiza & Wellman, ), self‐reported increases in eating (O'Brien et al, ), and actual increases in food intake (Major, Hunger, Bunyan, & Miller, ). The proposed mechanism by which weight stigma leads to increased eating is stress; the predominant theory is that weight stigma is itself stressful and can deplete the resources necessary to regulate eating behavior, leading to increased caloric intake (Major, Eliezer, & Rieck, ; Major et al, ; Tomiyama, ).…”
Section: Stress Eating Obesity and Weight Stigmamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Stress has been found to be associated with increased emotional eating, which in turn has been linked to increased weight gain (Koenders & van Strien, 2011; van Strien, Herman, & Verheijden, 2012). Individuals with higher body weight who have been exposed to weight-based stigmatizing information have been found to order and consume more calories compared to those exposed to neutral stimuli (Araiza & Wellman, 2016; Major, et al, 2014; Schvey, Puhl, & Brownell, 2011). Exposure to weight stigma has also been associated with increased drive for unhealthy, high-calorie, high-sugar foods (Tomiyama & Mann, 2013).…”
Section: Weight Stigma Eating Behavior and Weight Gainmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research has indicated that weight stigma experiences are common (3) and can be a daily experience for some people with overweight or obesity (2)(3)(4). Importantly, experiencing weight stigma is associated with a range of negative consequences, both psychological (body dissatisfaction, depression, low self-esteem) (5)(6)(7)(8) and motivational and/or behavioral (physiological stress, unhealthy eating and exercise behaviors) (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). Moreover, weight-based discrimination is associated with an increased risk of developing obesity (19) and an increased risk of mortality over and above the effects of BMI and indicators of poor health (20).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%