“…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, ).…”