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Does body shaming accomplish anything?
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Further Reading

Changes in Perceived Weight Discrimination Among Americans, 1995–1996 Through 2004–2006
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2008.35/full

The impact of weight stigma on caloric consumption.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21760636

Internalized Societal Attitudes Moderate the Impact of Weight Stigma on Avoidance of Exercise
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948515

Perceived Weight Discrimination and Obesity
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0070048

Perceived Weight Discrimination and C-Reactive Protein
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.20789/epdf

Self-reported experiences of everyday discrimination are associated with elevated C-reactive protein levels in older African-American adults.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19944144

Bullying: The Facts
prevnet.ca/research/bullying-statistics/bullying-the-facts Bullying.

Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift
nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-10-9.pdf