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Weight stigma: As harmful as obesity itself?

Chika Anekwe, M.D., MPH, Harvard Health Blog on

Published in Health & Fitness

It is of utmost importance for patients with obesity to seek care from compassionate and knowledgeable health care providers, to optimize the quality of their care and reduce the negative effects of weight bias.

Where to go for more information and resources

The following organizations have plenty of information and resources for both patients and health care providers to learn more about obesity as a disease and how to combat weight stigma.

The Obesity Action Coalition is an organization that works to help individuals with obesity improve their health through education, advocacy, awareness, and support.

The Obesity Medicine Association has a search tool to find a clinician who is board-certified in obesity medicine within a specific geographic area.

 

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has information for those with severe obesity, or with milder obesity and other medical complications, who are interested in bariatric surgery.

(Chika Anekwe, M.D., MPH, is a contributor to Harvard Health Publications.)

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