Weight Bias

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Rebecca Puhl, MS, PhD

Obesity is associated with multiple medical and psychological co-morbidities. An often under recognized problem is that of weight related stigmatization which can lead to unfair treatment, prejudice and discrimination. Are you guilty? Dr. Rebecca Puhl, director of research and anti-stigma initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explain how weight bias may affect your obese patients.