Assessing Weight Stigma Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

The primary goals of this pre-registered systematic review were to critically evaluate the existing randomized controlled trials targeting weight stigma/bias and identify promising avenues for future research.

Recent findings

Prior systematic reviews have highlighted intervention strategies such as shifting causal attributions of obesity, evoking empathy, deploying weight-inclusive approaches, increasing education, and combining these strategies. Here, we provide an updated systematic review of weight stigma interventions. A systematic search was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines and performed in PubMed/Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar until October 2024, yielding a final sample of 56 articles. In addition to previously established stra

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11997004 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature