Does terminology matter when measuring stigmatizing attitudes about weight? Validation of a brief, modified attitudes toward obese persons scale.

Objective: Commonly used terms like "obese person" have been identified as stigmatizing by those with lived experience. Thus, this study sought to revise a commonly used measure of weight stigmatizing attitudes, the Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) scale.

Methods: The original terminology in the 20-item ATOP (e.

Physicians' stigmatizing attitudes about individuals with type 2 diabetes: Associations with communication practices and perceived barriers to care.

Aims: The stigma of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has received growing attention in the healthcare setting. However, there has been almost no research examining how healthcare professional biases about diabetes relate to patient care. This cross-sectional study examined how physicians' self-reported biases, stereotypes, and attributions about diabetes and obesity were related to their patient care practices.

Does Terminology Matter When Measuring Stigmatizing Attitudes About Weight? Validation of a Brief, Modified Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale.

Commonly used terms like "obese person" have been identified as stigmatizing by those with lived experience. Thus, this study sought to revise a commonly used measure of weight stigmatizing attitudes, the Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) scale. The original terminology in the 20-item ATOP (e.

Participation in the US Department of Agriculture's Summer Meal Programs: 2019-2021.

Background: The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) summer meal programs are designed to provide meals at no cost while school is out of session. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several regulatory waivers were enacted to facilitate meal distribution. The aim of this study was to assess the rates of meal distribution before and after these waivers were in effect.

Predictors of Participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Meal Programs: An Examination of Outreach Strategies and Meal Distribution Methods During COVID-19.

Introduction: Significantly fewer children participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored summer meal programs than in the federal school meal programs during the academic year.

Skepticism of and critical thinking about media messages: Conflicting relationships with body dissatisfaction.

Despite the theoretical connection between media literacy and body dissatisfaction, empirical findings about their relationship are decidedly mixed. There is not a clear explanation for these discrepancies. The present study aimed to 1) compare the attitudes young adult women with those of a reference group of adolescents to examine whether similar values were observed despite differences in age group and racial/ethnic identity, 2) to examine the relationships between media literacy and body dissatisfaction using recommended measures of media literacy.

USDA's Summer Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Participants and Non-Participants in 2021.

Background: The US Department of Agriculture's school meal programs have wide reach during the school year, but food insufficiency among households with children increases during summer months. The US Department of Agriculture summer meal programs are designed to fill this gap, yet participation has historically been low.

Objective: To examine the facilitators and barriers to participation in a 2021 summer meal program while the COVID-19 pandemic regulation waivers were in place.

Diabetes stigma and weight stigma among physicians treating type 2 diabetes: Overlapping patterns of bias.

Aims: Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) report experiencing stigma across multiple settings, including stigmatizing interactions with their healthcare providers. However, research examining physician biases toward patients with T2D is scarce. Identifying stigma-related barriers in diabetes care is essential to prevent providers' biases from impairing health care delivery.

Delivering a media literacy intervention for body dissatisfaction using an app-based intervention: A feasibility and pilot trial.

Body dissatisfaction rates continue to remain high, and the consequences remain dire, especially among young women. Traditional media literacy interventions have found success in addressing body image-related constructs, though they are limited in their reach and are often quickly outdated. This study was designed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a media literacy intervention via ecological momentary intervention.

Mindful eating, intuitive eating, and the loss of control over eating.

Background: The loss of control over eating (LOCE) is frequently cited as a core process of eating disturbances. In contrast, mindful eating and intuitive eating have been identified as adaptive styles of eating and have been associated with positive psychological constructs. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether mindful or intuitive eating are potential protective factors for the loss of control over eating.

Examining weight bias before and/or after bariatric surgery: A systematic review.

Research examining weight bias in the bariatric population, who may be at greater risk of weight stigma, is scarce. The present study aimed to systematically review the literature for quantitative evidence that explores the medical, psychosocial, and behavioral sequelae associated with experienced, internalized, and/or externalized weight bias in patients seeking or who have undergone bariatric surgery. Five databases were systematically searched for English peer-reviewed quantitative studies, which examined weight bias in a sample of individuals seeking or who had undergone bariatric surgery.

Body Checking and Body Image Avoidance as Partial Mediators of the Relationship between Internalized Weight Bias and Body Dissatisfaction.

Internalized weight bias is associated with body image disturbances and the development of disordered eating. The association between weight bias internalization and body dissatisfaction has proven difficult to disrupt. In order to develop more effective interventions, we must identify the behavioral targets which account for this robust association.

Retail Soda Purchases Decrease and Water Purchases Increase: 6-Year Results From a Community-Based Beverage Campaign.

Introduction: This study aimed to document the long-term impacts on beverage sales of a 6-year intervention campaign to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Methods: In 2013, a multicomponent intervention campaign designed to reduce the intake of sugary drinks was launched in Howard County, Maryland. A difference-in-differences regression approach was used to compare data on Howard County supermarket beverage sales (in ounces) from 2013 to 2018 with a set of control supermarkets.

Distributing Summer Meals during a Pandemic: Challenges and Innovations.

The USDA summer food programs provide meals for children when school is not in session. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for food distribution programs, many regulations have been waived, providing opportunities for new approaches to meal distribution. The aim of this study was to identify practices designed to increase program participation during the summer of 2021.

The tension between ethics and rigor when using Amazon MTurk for eating disorder research: Response to commentaries on Burnette et al. (2021).

We respond to commentaries on our 2021 paper "Concerns and recommendations for using Amazon MTurk for eating disorder research." The commentators raised many thoughtful and nuanced points regarding data validity and ethical means of online data collection. We echo concerns about the ethics of recruiting via platforms such as MTurk, and highlight tensions between recommendations for ethical data collection and ensuring data integrity.

Concerns and recommendations for using Amazon MTurk for eating disorder research.

Objective: Our original aim was to validate and norm common eating disorder (ED) symptom measures in a large, representative community sample of transgender adults in the United States. We recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), a popular online recruitment and data collection platform both within and outside of the ED field. We present an overview of our experience using MTurk.

Body Image Concerns and Associated Impairment Among Adults Seeking Body Contouring Following Bariatric Surgery.

Background: The current study examined a range of body image concerns and associated distress and impairment in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery and are seeking subsequent body contouring surgery.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypotheses that individuals seeking body contouring endorse a broad pattern of body image concerns and that overall body image concern is associated with greater impairment and disability.

Methods: The participants were 56 adults seeking body contouring surgery after bariatric surgery.

Psychological and eating disorder symptoms as predictors of starting eating disorder treatment.

Objective: Little is known about the treatment uptake rate for adults diagnosed with an eating disorder through formal assessment. This study aimed to identify psychological and eating disorder symptoms that predict whether individuals with diagnosed eating disorders start treatment after receiving a diagnostic assessment and recommendation to begin treatment. Identifying barriers to starting treatment can inform interventions to improve the uptake of treatment.

Moderation Effects of Ethnic-Racial Identity on Disordered Eating and Ethnicity Among Asian and Caucasian Americans.

The current study was designed to examine whether ethnic-racial identity (ERI) moderated the relationship between disordered eating and primary ethnic identification. Three hundred and ninety-eight undergraduate women ( = 19.95, = 3.

Thin, muscular, and fit-ideals: Prevalence and correlates in undergraduate women.

The current study aimed to compare endorsement of the muscular- and thin-ideals alone, as well as simultaneous endorsement of both as representative of the fit-ideal and examine potential negative correlates of each type of ideal internalization. Participants were 300 female undergraduate students. Participants completed measures of internalization of the thin- and muscular-ideals, body dissatisfaction, body checking, and body avoidance.

Enhancing employee wellness: Translating an effective community behavioral weight-loss treatment to the worksite.

Background: As rates of obesity continue to rise in the USA, there is a need for effective treatments for excess adiposity. Behavioral weight-loss interventions can produce clinically meaningful weight reduction through life-style modifications. However, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of high-intensity behavioral weight-loss interventions at worksites.

Body esteem, weight-control outcome expectancies, and e-cigarette use among young adults.

Introduction: Evidence is still scarce regarding the use of e-cigarettes by young people for weight-control reasons. This study aimed to test a model in which the prospective association between negative body esteem and e-cigarette use is mediated by weight-control outcome expectancies for e-cigarette use. The model was tested across genders.

Examining the impact of social media on mood and body dissatisfaction using ecological momentary assessment.

To assess the effects of social media consumption on body dissatisfaction and negative affect using ecological momentary assessment, a method of assessment over time in the participants' naturalistic environment. Woman college students ( = 30) from a large public university participated in the study in Fall 2015. Participants were contacted via their smartphones five times per day for five days and asked to complete a battery of measures which assessed social media use, body dissatisfaction, and negative affect.

Appearance-focused media use as a moderator of the relationship between fear of fat and weight bias: an exploratory study.

Purpose: Previous research has found that fear of fat, or the fear of gaining weight, is fairly common within both normative and clinical populations. Similarly, weight bias, or biased attitudes directed at obese individuals, has been found across multiple segments of society. A common link shared between fear of fat and weight bias is the inherent emphasis on anti-fat feelings.

Weight Concerns and Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes among Young Adults.

Higher weight concerns have been associated with higher cigarette smoking, particularly among women, partly because smoking is perceived to limit appetite for food. E-cigarettes are increasingly used as an alternative to combustible cigarettes and are widely believed to be less harmful than cigarettes. Currently it is not known whether weight concerns are associated with e-cigarette use among young adults.