Weight stigma in healthcare settings: the experience of Arab and Jewish bariatric surgery candidates in Israel

• Main Authors: Yara Zahra-Zeitoun (Author), Roni Elran-Barak (Author), Rawan Salameh-Dakwar (Author), Dvir Froylich (Author), Gideon Sroka (Author), Ahmed Assalia (Author), Yael Latzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Weight-related stigma and discrimination are prevalent in our society with adverse biopsychosocial outcomes to people with obesity and morbid obesity. Studies suggest that weight bias in healthcare settings are quite prevalent, but there have been, as far as we know, lack of stud...