126 How Weight Stigma Affects Weight-Related Health in Adolescents and Young Adults: Public Health Research with Implications for Translation into Clinical Practice

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Weight stigma, or discrimination and devaluation of people due to high body weight, is associated with higher prevalence of concerning health consequences (e.g., depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction). This public health research investigated how experiencing weight stigma affe...

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Main Authors: Laura Hooper, Rebecca Puhl, Marla E. Eisenberg, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866122000401/type/journal_article