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Future research in weight bias: What next?
Author(s) -
Alberga Angela S.,
RussellMayhew Shelly,
von Ranson Kristin M.,
McLaren Lindsay,
Ramos Salas Ximena,
Sharma Arya M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.21480
Subject(s) - summit , psychological intervention , public relations , political science , warrant , evidence based policy , medicine , medical education , alternative medicine , business , nursing , geography , finance , pathology , physical geography
The 2015 Canadian Weight Bias Summit disseminated the newest research advances and brought together 40 experts, stakeholders, and policy makers in various disciplines in health, education, and public policy to identify future research directions in weight bias. In this paper we aim to share the results of the Summit as well as encourage international and interdisciplinary research collaborations in weight bias reduction. Consensus emerged on six research areas that warrant further investigation in weight bias: costs, causes, measurement, qualitative research and lived experience, interventions, and learning from other models of discrimination. These discussions highlighted three key lessons that were informed by the Summit, namely: language matters, the voices of people living with obesity should be incorporated, and interdisciplinary stakeholders should be included.