Full citation: Lesser LI, Puhl RM. Alternatives to monetary incentives for employee weight loss. Am J Prev Med. 2014;46(4):429-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.017
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There is a strong relationship between student health and academic achievement, according to researchers at Yale University. The study suggests that school, home, and community environments that promote student health will also lay the groundwork for higher levels of achievement. The study is published online in the January issue of the Journal of School Health.
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Full citation: Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Dovidio JF. Differential effects of weight bias experiences and internalization on exercise among women with overweight and obesity. J Health Psychol. 2015;20(12):1626-1632. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313520338
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A federal excise tax of a penny-per-ounce on sugar-sweetened beverages would generate over thirteen billion dollars in revenue per year, according to an estimate derived by researchers at the Rudd Center. In collaboration with researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers at the Rudd Center have updated the Center’s Revenue Calculator for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, an online tool which offers estimates of revenue from taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Exposure to weight stigma causes physiological stress in both overweight and lean women, according to a study by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study is published online in Psychosomatic Medicine.
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Full citation: Ickovics JR, Carroll-Scott A, Peters SM, Schwartz M, Gilstad-Hayden K, McCaslin C. Health and academic achievement: cumulative effects of health assets on standardized test scores among urban youth in the United States. J Sch Health. 2014;84(1):40-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12117
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Full citation: Schvey NA, Puhl RM, Brownell KD. The stress of stigma: exploring the effect of weight stigma on cortisol reactivity. Psychosom Med. 2014;76(2):156-162. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000031
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Full citation: Harris JL, Fox T. Food and beverage marketing in schools: putting student health at the head of the class. JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(3):206-208. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.5003
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Full citation: Pearl RL, Puhl RM. Measuring internalized weight attitudes across body weight categories: validation of the modified weight bias internalization scale. Body Image. 2014;11(1):89-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2013.09.005
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Marlene Schwartz