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Don't harm children by shaming them for obesity; stigma doesn't work, says AAP
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30263
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , harm , obesity , do no harm , section (typography) , statement (logic) , medicine , weight stigma , psychology , psychiatry , pediatrics , overweight , political science , social psychology , law , advertising , endocrinology , business
While it is beneficial to health to lose weight if one is obese, “weight stigma” does not help, a recent article in Pediatrics states. In fact, stigmatization of people with obesity, especially young people, causes harm. The Section on Obesity of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy statement on weight stigma, noting that words can harm, in an article published online Nov. 20 in Pediatrics .