Weight bias - Quiz

What is weight bias?
Which reason(s) can explain why a person living in a large body may delay their medical appointments?
What does the cyclic obesity/weight-based stigma model describe?
Obesity is the result of physical inactivity and is most often caused by unhealthy eating habits
Weight-based discrimination and prejudice are a rising phenomenon in Western societies.
Many stereotypes about weight and obesity are based on the mistaken belief that body weight can be completely under the control of individuals, thus placing the blame on human willpower.
According to the Canadian Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines, weight bias, stigma, and weight discrimination can affect obesity treatment.