Four-Nation Study Finds Weight-Based Bullying is Viewed as Most Prevalent Form of Bullying in Children
A new multi-national study
led by Rudd Center Deputy Director Rebecca Puhl showed that weight is
perceived to be the most common reason children are bullied. The study,
published online July 6 in the journal Pediatric Obesity,
surveyed 2,866 adults in the United States, Canada, Iceland and
Australia. The responses indicated there is substantial public support
for policy measures to address weight-based bullying to improve the
quality of life for children with obesity.
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Rudd Center in the News
A July 7 article in The New York Times Well
blog by reporter Roni Rabin provided in-depth coverage of Dr. Puhl's
multinational study on attitudes about weight-based bullying of
children. Brazil's largest online news provider, UOL, carried the article in
Portuguese and English on July 16 and O Tempo, a newspaper in one of
Brazil's largest cities, published the story on July 19.
UConn Today publicized
Dr. Puhl's new study in a July 6 article. "Our findings echo recent
research from the U.S. showing that parents favor strengthening
school-based policies and state laws to address weight-based bullying,"
Dr Puhl says. "The time may be ripe to implement school-level policy
changes to ensure that vulnerable youth are protected."
The
headline for a July 7 article published by Take Part, a progressive
digital news platform, captured the key take-home message of Dr. Puhl's
recent study on attitudes about weight-related bullying: "Here's the One Thing That Makes a Kid More Likely to Be Bullied in School."
Essential Kids, an online Australian news site for parents, featured Dr. Puhl's study published in Pediatric Obesity in a July 14 article focusing on what parents can do to help their children deal with weight-related bullying.
Another Australian news outlet, The Sydney Morning Herald, published
a July 11 story on how doctors in Australia are not immune to the
obesity epidemic, with nearly 60 percent of physicians having obesity or
overweight. Dr. Puhl commented in this news article on her 2013 study
in the International Journal of Obesity,
finding that "when patients perceived their doctor to be overweight or
obese, they had less trust in their doctor and were less likely to
follow their advice."
The New York Times devoted its opinion feature - Room for Debate - to a discussion of the
impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a quarter century after
its passage. Rudd Center Deputy Director Rebecca Puhl contributed a July
26 opinion piece, "A Bright Spot in the Law: Including Obesity," explaining how it is becoming easier for individuals with obesity to obtain protections against weight discrimination.
The San Jose Mercury News ran
a July 15 article on how the Internet is creating acceptance for all
body sizes. Dr. Puhl is quoted in this story about the prevalence of
weight discrimination in society, notably in the workplace. The Marin Independent Journal, another California newspaper, published the story on July 27.
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What's Simmering with Our Friends
- "Anatomy of a Supermarket Purchase," a speed-drawing
video (screen shot above) from the Center for Science in the Public
Interest, explains the strategies that food companies use "to influence
the food choices of even the best intentioned and most disciplined
people, often so subtly that we don't even realize it."
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