Canadian Senate Report on Obesity: Focusing on Individual Behaviours versus Social Determinants of Health May Promote Weight Stigma

Very little attention has been given to unintended consequences of government reporting on obesity. This paper argues that the 2016 Senate report, “Obesity in Canada: A Whole-Of-Society Approach,” exemplifies the systemic public health issue of weight stigma. The purpose of this viewpoint is to crit...

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Main Authors: Angela S. Alberga, Lindsay McLaren, Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Kristin M. von Ranson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8645694
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