Reducing the stigma of bariatric surgery: Benefits of providing information about necessary lifestyle changes

Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1233-1237

  Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Fardouly, Jasmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

bariatric surgery; lifestyle; Obesity; stigma; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAZINESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; STIGMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY MASS; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899985626     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20721     Document Type: Article

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