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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 29 Jul 2013 at 21:09 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: EurekAlert press release
Title: “'Weightism' increases risk for becoming, staying obese”
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Publication: Evening Telegraph.co.uk
Title: “Weight jibes can lead to eating more - UK & World / News / The Evening Telegraph”
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Publication: Health 24
Title: “Discrimination increases obesity risk | Health24”
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Publication: MSN New Zealand
Title: “Weight discrimination 'linked to bingeing'”
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Publication: MSN News UK
Title: “Weight jibes 'linked to bingeing'”
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Publication: NBC News
Title: “Fat shaming' actually increases risk of becoming or staying obese, new study says”
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Publication: The Clinical Advisor
Title: “Weight discrimination increases obesity risk”
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Media Coverage of this Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 05 Aug 2013 at 23:18 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Daily Mail
Title: “Being 'fattist' can make it harder for overweight people to shed the pounds - because they comfort eat | Mail Online”
http://www.dailymail.co.u...

Publication: EurekAlert press release
Title: “'Weightism' increases risk for becoming, staying obese”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

Publication: Evening Telegraph.co.uk
Title: “Weight jibes can lead to eating more - UK & World / News / The Evening Telegraph”
http://www.eveningtelegra...


Publication: Health 24
Title: “Discrimination increases obesity risk | Health24”
http://www.health24.com/D...

Publication: Jezebel
Title: “Fat-Shaming Actually Leads to Weight Gain”
http://jezebel.com/fat-sh...

Publication: Live Science
Title: “Weight Discrimination May Lead to More Weight Gain | LiveScience”
http://www.livescience.co...

Publication: MSN Health
Title: “Weight discrimination 'linked to bingeing'”
http://health.msn.co.nz/h...



Publication: MSN New Zealand
Title: “Weight discrimination 'linked to bingeing'”
http://health.msn.co.nz/a...

Publication: MSN News UK
Title: “Weight jibes 'linked to bingeing'”
http://news.uk.msn.com/we...

Publication: NBC News
Title: “Fat shaming' actually increases risk of becoming or staying obese, new study says”
http://www.nbcnews.com/he...

Publication: NPR Shots Health Blog
Title: “Hating On Fat People Just Makes Them Fatter : Shots - Health News : NPR”
http://www.npr.org/blogs/...


Publication: The Clinical Advisor
Title: “Weight discrimination increases obesity risk”
http://www.clinicaladviso...

Publication: WBUR
Title: “Hating On Fat People Just Makes Them Fatter | WBUR & NPR”
http://www.wbur.org/npr/2...

Publication: WPR News
Title: “Hating On Fat People Just Makes Them Fatter | Wisconsin Public Radio News”
http://news.wpr.org/post/...

Publication: Yahoo! News
Title: “Weight Discrimination May Lead to More Weight Gain - Yahoo! News”
http://news.yahoo.com/wei...

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Media Coverage of this Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 09 Aug 2013 at 18:50 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Digital Journal
Title: “New Study Regarding Weight Discrimination Wins Attention of Personal Trainer Victor Surma”
http://www.digitaljournal...

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PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 24 Sep 2013 at 16:19 GMT

The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: The Times of India
Title: “Weight discrimination may drive people to 'become fatter' - Times Of India”
http://articles.timesofin...

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