Stigma experienced by children and adolescents with obesity

AAP-Obesity Society joint policy statement on weight stigma in children. Documents pervasive stigma in schools, healthcare, families, media. Stigma associated with binge eating, depression, suicide ideation, AVOIDANCE of healthcare, and PARADOXICAL weight gain over time. Calls on pediatricians to use neutral language and avoid stigmatizing interventions. Coexists in tension with AAP 2023 obesity CPG - important counterweight.