Women's Perspective on Weight Stigmas

Women's Perspective on Weight Stigmas

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Religious Freedom, Weight Stigma, Black History Month

Episode: Religious Freedom, Weight Stigma, Black History Month

  • Mar 1, 2017
  • 11:25 mins

Guest: Rebecca Puhl, PhD, Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity In America these days, being discriminated against because of your weight is nearly as common as racial discrimination - particularly among women. But there haven't been many successful campaigns to eliminate this type of prejudice, and, surprisingly, few resarchers have asked obese women themselves which efforts to reduce the stigma have made the most difference to them.