Stigma About Being Overweight May Cause Physical And Emotional Harm To Men, Study Indicates

HealthDay (7/31, Preidt) reports, “Stigma about being overweight can cause physical and emotional harm to men,” researchers concluded after surveying some “1,750 men across the” US. The study revealed that “weight-related stigma (both internalized and from other people) was associated with higher rates of depressive symptoms and dieting.” The findings were published online in the journal Obesity.

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— “Overweight Men May Feel Stigmatized, Too, ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, July 31, 2019

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