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Weight stigma in action

Watch this video to understand more about the context of weight stigma.
Watch this 15-minute video produced by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, USA. It includes interviews from Professor Kelly Brownell, a clinical psychologist and leading academic in obesity, and Professor Rebecca Puhl, a leading researcher in weight stigma. The role plays throughout the video demonstrate some of the contexts where weight stigma may be experienced.

This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube.

Reference: Hosted on YouTube, developed by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut.

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