Education about genetic causes of eating behavior affects attitudes toward people with higher weight (AUDIO)
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Discrimination against people with higher weight is viewed as a more socially acceptable form of negative bias. Susan Persky, PhD, talks about a new study that found that increasing education about the role of genetics in eating behavior may help alleviate weight stigma by reducing the extent to which individuals are blamed for their weight.
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Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
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