The Effect of Weight Stigma on Health

Do No Harm Podcast

Weight Stigma, and stigma in general, is a intricate and complicated subject that permeates the society we live in. We are all affected in some way by stigma, whether we are the subject of stigma, perpetrators of stigma, or both. Stigma also has a significant effect on long term health, making it an important subject for medical professionals to address personally and systemically.

Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor described 7 myths about weight stigma in Body Respect. We will be using the myths as an outline and expanding on them with our own ideas and examples.