Additional resources

There are a number of very useful sources of evidence-based information for clinicians and patients to support learning about obesity and its management to address weight stigma.

World Obesity Federation – represents professional members of the scientific, medical and research communities from over 50 national obesity associations https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-priorities/weight-stigma

Obesity Canada – national obesity charity association https://obesitycanada.ca/weight-bias/

University of Connecticut Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity – non-profit research and public policy organisation http://www.uconnruddcenter.org/weight-bias-stigma

STOP Obesity Alliance – collaboration of more than 80 consumer, provider, government, business, and health insurer organisations https://stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/stop.publichealth.gwu.edu/files/fact%20sheets/STOP%20Fact%20Sheet_Weight%20Bias.pdf

The European Association for the Study of Obesity – federation of professional membership associations from 34 countries https://easo.org/?s=stigma