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    Reducing weight bias in obesity management, practice and policy

    Kirk, Sara F. L; Salas, Ximena Ramos; Alberga, Angela S; Russell-Mayhew, Shelly.
    Policy makers developing obesity policies should assess and reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs related to obesity. Public health policy makers should avoid using stigmatizing language and images. It is well established that shaming does not change behaviours. In fact, shaming can increase the lik...
    Obesity/prevention & control, Obesity Management, Prejudice, Health Personnel/standards
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    Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

    Wharton, Sean; Lau, David C. W; Vallis, Michael; Sharma, Arya M; Biertho, Laurent; Campbell-Scherer, Denise; Adamo, Kristi; Alberga, Angela; Bell, Rhonda; Boulé, Normand; Boyling, Elaine; Brown, Jennifer; Calam, Betty; Clarke, Carol; Crowshoe, Lindsay; Divalentino, Dennis; Forhan, Mary; Freedhoff, Yoni; Gagner, Michel; Glazer, Stephen; Grand, Cindy; Green, Michael; Hahn, Margaret; Hawa, Raed; Henderson, Rita; Hong, Dennis; Hung, Pam; Janssen, Ian; Jacklin, Kristen; Johnson-Stoklossa, Carlene; Kemp, Amy; Kirk, Sara; Kuk, Jennifer; Langlois, Marie-France; Lear, Scott; McInnes, Ashley; Macklin, David; Naji, Leen; Manjoo, Priya; Morin, Marie-Philippe; Nerenberg, Kara; Patton, Ian; Pedersen, Sue; Pereira, Leticia; Piccinini-Vallis, Helena; Poddar, Megha; Poirier, Paul; Prud’homme, Denis; Ramos Salas, Ximena; Rueda-Clausen, Christian; Russell-Mayhew, Shelly; Shiau, Judy; Sherifali, Diana; Sievenpiper, John; Sockalingam, Sanjeev; Taylor, Valerie; Toth, Ellen; Twells, Laurie; Tytus, Richard; Walji, Shahebina; Walker, Leah; Wicklum, Sonja.
    Can. Med. Assoc. J; 192 (31), 2020
    Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.1 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify obesity-related healt...
    Obesity Management, Obesity/therapy, Social Determinants of Health, Nutrition Therapy, Obesity/complications, Body Mass Index, Healthy Lifestyle
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