Article: Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies
American Journal of Psychotherapy;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... B. SCHWARTZ, L. RUDD, (eds): Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies ... 320 pp., $35.00, ISBN 1593851995 Weight Bias focuses on what the authors suggest ... the field of obesity research. With Weight Bias, Brownell et al have taken on the enormous ...

Article: Kaiser Permanente Teams with Yale University to Launch ...
PR Newswire;  December 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... providers, designed specifically to combat weight bias in health care. The kit aims to improve ... overweight, and nearly 33 percent obese, weight bias has direct consequences for health in ... need to talk about her obesity." The weight bias tool kit addresses this issue with handouts ...

Article: Weight bias found in workplaces and courts, ...
Trial;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... lawyers and trial consultants say. Weight bias has increased in recent years, said ... 2775, May 2007.) The problem of weight bias extends beyond employment discrimination ... Bloomington, Indiana, who has seen weight bias in her focus groups and postverdict ...

Article: Weight bias a serious problem with health pros
Winnipeg Free Press;  February 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... patients. It's, 'Ah, Christou's fatties again."' Weight bias is a serious problem among health professionals, experts ... prefer to be weighed facing away from the scale. Puhl says weight bias makes patients vulnerable to depression, anxiety, low ...

Article: Weight bias prevents women from becoming CEOs.
Asian News International;  April 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Byline: ANI Washington, April 8 (ANI): Weight bias may contribute to the glass ceiling on the advancement ... stereotypes about the competencies of women, but also weight bias that results in the application of stricter appearance ...

Article: Weight Bias Threatens Obese Childrens Health and ...
M2 Presswire;  July 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-10 July 2007-YALE UNIVERSITY: Weight Bias Threatens Obese Childrens Health and Quality of Life ... of stigmatization, long-term health consequences of weight bias require further study, as does identifying methods to ...

Article: Yale Study Shows Weight Bias Is as Prevalent as ...
M2 Presswire;  March 27, 2008 ;     586 words ... ... PRESSWIRE-27 March 2008-Yale University: Yale Study Shows Weight Bias Is as Prevalent as Racial Discrimination(C)1994-2008 ... The researchers found that men are not at serious risk for weight bias until their body mass index (BMI) reaches 35 or higher ...