Self-rated health (SRH) is a simple, easy to administer measure of general health. It is a
valid and reliable measure among those without cognitive impairment. Initially, it replaced …

Amidst a barrage of policy documents, bio-medical research, and press items concerned with
the “crisis” of obesity, a growing scholarship is concerned with what has come to be known …

Objectives. Self-rated health (SRH) is a commonly used measure in surveys to assess
general health status or health-related quality of life. Differences have been detected in how …

… The authors received no grant funding to carry out this study, although Andrea Bombak
has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Manitoba Health …

An inverse relationship has been observed between body mass index and physical activity
levels. In the present article, we draw from a range of literatures to construct a novel, …

Background Obese individuals are encouraged to participate in physical activity. However,
few qualitative studies have explored obese individuals’ motivations for and experiences with …

Obesity is viewed as a major public health concern, and obesity stigma is pervasive. Such
marginalization renders obese persons a “special population.” Weight bias arises in part due …

Weight stigma is pervasive in the US, with body size being pathologised and weight loss
urged for those of higher weights. However, there is a growing movement for fat acceptance …

Background Self-rated health (SRH) is a commonly used survey measure as a substitute for
a clinical measure of health, which has demonstrated validity and reliability in a variety of …

Medicalised concerns about an obesity crisis persist yet more needs to be learnt about
everyday orientations to weight (loss). This article reports and analyses data generated using …