Beyond obesity: tackling the public stigma of visible diseases
Nomathemba Chandiwana and colleagues (October, 2025)1 underscore that global health policy has faltered in recognising obesity as a disease and tackling its stigma. A crucial effect of such stigma is the erosion of social health through reduced social connection.2 Obesity is one of many visible diseases, where the intersection of stigma and health-related effects is particularly prominent.
Authors
- Juexing Li
- Lidian Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8699-0839)
- Hao Chen
- Pengyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-0149)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Dermatology Hospital (CN)
- The Queen's Medical Research Institute (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00443-7
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00