In this special series on Weight Bias and Stigma our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss weight bias and stigma and its importance because weight bias and stigma have an important impact the experience of living with obesity, leads to measurable adverse outcomes, and when it is present in health care interactions it affects all subsequent care that a patient receives.. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Rebecca Pearl, PhD., Associate Professor, Director of Research, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida

Selected references:

Weight stigma and bias: standards of care in overweight and obesity—2025. BMJ Open Diab Res Care 2025;13:e004962. doi:10.1136/ bmjdrc-2025-004962