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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 .

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