Social stigma of obesity

Social stigma of obesity is the stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination directed at people because of their body weight or size. It can appear in interpersonal interactions, institutions, and public policy.

Weight bias: Negative attitudes or beliefs about people based on body weight. The broad bias that can motivate weight-based stigma and unequal treatment.
Weight discrimination in employment: Unequal hiring, pay, promotion, or workplace treatment based on body weight. Workplace bias can convert weight stigma into restricted opportunity and economic disadvantage.
Weight-inclusive healthcare: Healthcare that supports health without making weight loss the sole measure of success. It offers a clinical approach that does not equate body size with personal failure.
Weight concern: Concern about body weight, its health implications, or its social consequences. Concern can exist without stereotyping or discriminating against people based on weight.
Stereotype: A generalized belief about members of a social group. Stereotypes such as assumptions about laziness supply common justifications for weight stigma.
Weight discrimination in healthcare: Unequal healthcare treatment or access linked to a person's body weight. Dismissed symptoms and strained clinical relationships are reported consequences of weight-based treatment.
Health at Every Size: A health-promotion framework emphasizing weight inclusivity and accessible health behaviors. Its principles are used to challenge weight-centered assumptions in health practice.
Obesity: A chronic, multifactorial condition involving excess or abnormal body fat that can impair health. The condition is distinct from the social judgments directed at people who have it.
Prejudice: A preconceived negative attitude toward a person based on group membership. Weight stereotypes can become negative emotional judgments about people in larger bodies.
Weight stigma and mental health: The effects of weight-based stereotyping and discrimination on psychological well-being. Exposure to stigma is associated with distress, including depressive symptoms and anxiety.

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