Addressing weight stigma and misconceptions about obesity

With the prevalence of overweight and obesity rising globally, people living with obesity are constantly shamed and blamed for their disease. 

But like other chronic diseases, the root causes of obesity run much deeper and can be genetic, psychological, social, cultural, economic and environmental.

Weight stigma is a global phenomenon that remains too often absent from conversations.

This brief aims to provide knowledge and advocacy tools to promote positive engagement and address health-related challenges, such as shaping the obesity narrative and transforming global perceptions of obesity.