UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Puhl R, Kyle T. Pervasive Bias: An Obstacle to Obesity Solutions. NAM Perspectives. 2014;4(9). https://doi.org/10.31478/201409e

Soda companies spend big money to influence public health initiatives meant to decrease sugary drink consumption. But policies like taxes on sugary beverages can encourage people to make healthier choices. The beverage industry is doing everything in its power to keep that from happening.

Despite the prevalence and health consequences of eating disorders and weight-related bullying and discrimination, policy actions to address these problems are currently limited. However, there is significant support among American adults and experts in eating disorders for a range of policy initiatives to address these issues, according to a study led by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study is published online in BMC Public Health.

Full citation: Puhl RM, Neumark-Sztainer D, Austin SB, Luedicke J, King KM. Setting policy priorities to address eating disorders and weight stigma: views from the field of eating disorders and the US general public. BMC Public Health. 2014;14:524. Published 2014 May 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-524

Full citation: Latner JD, Puhl RM, Murakami JM, O’Brien KS. Food addiction as a causal model of obesity. Effects on stigma, blame, and perceived psychopathology. Appetite. 2014;77:77-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.004

Efforts to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables among women and young children receiving food assistance are paying off, according to a study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study is published in Public Health Nutrition.

Full citation: Andreyeva T, Luedicke J. Incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Public Health Nutr. 2015;18(1):33-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980014000512

Public support for policies that prohibit weight discrimination and even provide disability and civil rights protection for obese individuals has grown in the past few years, according to a new study by researchers from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study is published online in the journal Obesity.

Full citation: Suh Y, Puhl R, Liu S, Milici FF. Support for laws to prohibit weight discrimination in the United States: public attitudes from 2011 to 2013. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014;22(8):1872-1879. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20750

Full citation: Phelan SM, Dovidio JF, Puhl RM, et al. Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: the medical student CHANGES study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014;22(4):1201-1208. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20687