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January 1, 2018
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January 1, 2018
Government agencies have the authority to improve public health through laws and policies. Childhood obesity is one of the most pressing health issues today, and government policies are a critical strategy to improve children's nutrition and health. This c ...
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January 1, 2015
An issue generating considerable controversy is whether scientists can remain objective and unbiased when accepting money from industry. Large amounts of money change hands between industry and scientists, and this practice has been challenged in prominent ...
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January 1, 2014
Introduction A critical turning point in the history of human food consumption has become evident. With famine and undernutrition the central food issues for much of human history, we now face the opposite: overnutrition and obesity. The number of individu ...
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January 1, 2014
Obese individuals are highly stigmatized in our society, with bias and discrimination being common outcomes.1-3 The prevalence of weight discrimination has increased by 66% in the past decade4 and is now comparable to and in some cases exceeds racial discr ...
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January 1, 2013
It has been said that obese persons are the last acceptable targets of discrimination.1-4 Anecdotes abound about overweight individuals being ridiculed by teachers, physicians, and complete strangers in public settings, such as supermarkets, restaurants, a ...
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January 1, 2008
Obese individuals are highly stigmatized in our society, with bias and discrimination as common outcomes (1,2). Given the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the American population, the number of children and adults potentially faced with stigmatizati ...
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January 1, 2006
With the prevalence of obesity being at record levels and showing every indication of increasing descriptors such as “epidemic” and “crisis” seem justified (1). To prevent even more unnecessary death, disability, and damage to the nation’s collective well ...
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January 1, 2003
Research is clear in showing that obese individuals are highly stigmatized, and that bias and discrimination are often a consequence (1). Given that half the American population is overweight, the number of people potentially faced with discrimination and ...
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