Education about genetic causes of eating behavior affects attitudes toward people with higher weight
Discrimination against people with higher weight is sometimes viewed as an acceptable form of negative bias. Susan Persky, PhD, talks about a new study that found that increasing education about the role of genetics in eating behavior may help alleviate weight stigma by reducing the extent to which individuals are blamed for their weight.
Volume 55, Issue 1 – Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics by Marion Nestle reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Wilkins, Cornell University.
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