Costs of and reasons for obesity

M Witkos, M Uttaburanont, CD Lang… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this literature review was to identify and describe the cost of obesity, the
contributing factors, and the use of taxation as a possible method of control of this epidemic …

Obesity stigma reduction

TA Grosko - 2008 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is on the rise. Being overweight or obese is
associated with serious medical, psychological, and social consequences. The main social …

[PDF][PDF] Perceived controllability and stigma regarding overweight people: Ameliorating emotions toward an overweight target with a psycho-educational intervention

T Grosko - 2002 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not participants' causal attributions
about weight influenced their evaluations of overweight individuals, who are stigmatized and …