Weight stigma in healthcare settings is detrimental to health and must be eradicated COMMENT

A large body of indisputable evidence shows that a certain treatment, commonly advocated by all healthcare professionals for a highly prevalent chronic medical condition, is associated with detrimental effects on health and an increased risk of mortality. This 'treatment', which needs eradicating from healthcare settings, is weight stigma.

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Weight stigma, a treatment widely advocated in the healthcare field for a prevalent chronic medical condition, has been proven by a large body of evidence to have detrimental effects on health and increased mortality risk.