TY - JOUR
T1 - Tackling obesity while preventing obesity stigma
AU - Darling, Jonathan C.
AU - Rudolf, Mary C.J.
AU - Rubino, Francesco
AU - Greenough, Anne
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025.
PY - 2024/12/13
Y1 - 2024/12/13
N2 - Obesity is a significant public health problem. Prevalence is rising in children and young people, with lifelong health impacts and implications for paediatric clinical practice. Obesity stigma is increasingly acknowledged as a problem within health services. Health professionals can inadvertently contribute to this stigma, which is harmful and in itself can promote weight gain. A complex web of factors contributes to obesity, and a simplistic approach exclusively focused on personal responsibility, diet and exercise is unhelpful. A more nuanced, sensitive and informed approach is needed, with careful use of language and non-judgemental partnership working.
AB - Obesity is a significant public health problem. Prevalence is rising in children and young people, with lifelong health impacts and implications for paediatric clinical practice. Obesity stigma is increasingly acknowledged as a problem within health services. Health professionals can inadvertently contribute to this stigma, which is harmful and in itself can promote weight gain. A complex web of factors contributes to obesity, and a simplistic approach exclusively focused on personal responsibility, diet and exercise is unhelpful. A more nuanced, sensitive and informed approach is needed, with careful use of language and non-judgemental partnership working.
KW - Child Health
KW - Child Health Services
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Obesity
KW - Paediatrics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85190140870&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325894
DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2023-325894
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C2 - 38589199
AN - SCOPUS:85190140870
SN - 0003-9888
VL - 110
SP - 8
EP - 11
JO - Archives of Disease in Childhood
JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood
IS - 1
ER -
