Weight stigma in healthcare settings is detrimental to health and must be eradicated

Rachel L Batterham^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Centre for Obesity Research, University College London, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.
² Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.
³ UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute of Health Research, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.

Rachel L Batterham. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;18(7):387-388.

doi: 10.1038/s41574-022-00686-3.

Rachel L Batterham^{1

2

3}

¹ Centre for Obesity Research, University College London, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.
² Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.
³ UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute of Health Research, London, UK. r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk.

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