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Perceived weight discrimination and obesity.

Angelina R Sutin¹, Antonio Terracciano

¹Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America. angelina.sutin@med.fsu.edu

|July 30, 2013

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Weight discrimination significantly increases obesity risk. Experiencing weight bias makes individuals more likely to become obese or remain obese, contrary to expectations of weight loss motivation.

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Area of Science:

Sociology
Public Health
Psychology

Background:

Weight discrimination is common in the US.
Its impact on longitudinal changes in obesity is not well understood.
Previous research links discrimination to psychological and economic outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if weight discrimination predicts incident obesity in non-obese individuals.
To assess if weight discrimination predicts persistent obesity in already obese individuals.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study (2006-2010).
Inclusion of 6,157 community-dwelling US residents.
Statistical analysis controlling for demographics and baseline Body Mass Index (BMI).

Main Results:

Individuals experiencing weight discrimination were 2.5 times more likely to become obese.
Obese individuals experiencing weight discrimination were 3 times more likely to remain obese.
Effects were specific to weight discrimination, not other forms like sex or race discrimination.

Conclusions:

Weight discrimination is a significant risk factor for developing and maintaining obesity.
Contrary to potential motivating effects, weight discrimination exacerbates obesity.
Findings highlight the public health implications of weight bias beyond mental health.