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Chelsea A. Heuer
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 9
Citations - 4873
Chelsea A. Heuer is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stigma (botany) & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 8 publications receiving 4367 citations.
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The stigma of obesity: a review and update.
Rebecca M. Puhl,Chelsea A. Heuer +1 more
TL;DR: This review expands upon previous findings of weight bias in major domains of living, documents new areas where weight bias has been studied, and highlights ongoing research questions that need to be addressed to advance this field of study.
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Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health
Rebecca M. Puhl,Chelsea A. Heuer +1 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that weight stigma is not a beneficial public health tool for reducing obesity, but rather, stigmatization of obese individuals threatens health, generates health disparities, and interferes with effective obesity intervention efforts.
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Obesity Stigma in Online News: A Visual Content Analysis
TL;DR: Overweight/obese individuals are frequently stigmatized in online news photographs; this phenomenon has important implications for public perceptions of obese persons and may reinforce pervasive prejudice and discrimination.
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Obesity in the News: Do Photographic Images of Obese Persons Influence Antifat Attitudes?
TL;DR: Viewing photographic portrayals of an obese person in a stereotypical or unflattering way could increase negative attitudes about obesity, even when the content of an accompanying news story is neutral.
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Weight Bias among Dietetics Students: Implications for Treatment Practices
TL;DR: Results from multivariate analysis of variance tests showed students also evaluated obese patients' diet quality and health status to be poorer than nonobese patients, despite equivalent nutritional and health information across weight categories for each sex in patient profiles.