For the last episode of Season 1 Anna L. & Elizabeth
sat down with Anna M. to chat about her master's research on weight
bias and weight stigma, and how both affect all of us, one way or
another. We
discuss:
How internalized weight bias plays a role in the
etiology of eating disorders
What the research tells us about the dangers of
internalized weight bias, and specifically how this affects
adolescents
The difference between weight bias and weight
stigma
Subtle vs. obvious examples of weight stigma
Some steps we can take to examine our own weight
bias and the assumptions we make about bodies
Strategies to identify weight stigma and ways we
can begin to decrease the prevalence, especially in schools
How the atmosphere around food & weight tends to be
very Eurocentric and therefore the research often excludes lower
SES communities where weight stigma is just as pernicious and
harmful as in higher SES communities.