UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Harris JL, Thompson JM, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. Nutrition-related claims on children’s cereals: what do they mean to parents and do they influence willingness to buy?. Public Health Nutr. 2011;14(12):2207-2212. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011001741

Adolescents report that being overweight is a primary reason that students are teased at school, according to a study from the Rudd Center. The study appears online in the journal Journal of School Health.

Full citation: Puhl RM, Luedicke J, Heuer C. Weight-based victimization toward overweight adolescents: observations and reactions of peers. J Sch Health. 2011;81(11):696-703. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00646.x

Full citation: Peterson JL, Puhl RM, Luedicke J. An experimental investigation of physical education teachers’ and coaches’ reactions to weight-based victimization in youth. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2012;13(2):177-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.009

Full citation: Puhl RM, White MA, Paris M, Anez LM, Silva MA, Grilo CM. Negative weight-based attitudes in treatment-seeking obese monolingual Hispanic patients with and without binge eating disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2011;52(6):737-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.11.006

Young people are being exposed to a massive amount of marketing for sugary drinks, such as full-calorie soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit drinks, according to a new study from the Rudd Center. The study is the most comprehensive and science-based assessment of sugary drink nutrition and marketing ever conducted.

Adolescents who experience Weight Bullying in school often cope with these experiences in ways that may be harmful for their emotional and physical well-being, according to a study by the Rudd Center. The study appears online in the journal Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Full citation: Puhl RM. Weight Stigmatization Toward Youth: A Significant Problem in Need of Societal Solutions. Childhood Obesity. 2011;7(5):359-363. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2011.0500.pers

Full citation: Puhl RM, Peterson JL, Luedicke J. Parental perceptions of weight terminology that providers use with youth. Pediatrics. 2011;128(4):e786-e793. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-3841

Full citation: Schvey NA, Puhl RM, Brownell KD. The impact of weight stigma on caloric consumption. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011;19(10):1957-1962. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2011.204