4, 19, 20Дespite substantial research documenting weight discrimination and its negative impact on the lives of those targeted, under the US Constitution and federal law, it is legal to discriminate on the basis of weight. 18 Experimental studies further indicate that these inequities remain even when lower weight and higher weight applicants have identical job qualifications and credentials and, in some cases, even when thinner applicants are less qualified. 4, 5, 14 Obesity-related wage penalties and workplace discrimination have been documented nationally, 15вЂ“ 17 and employees within the obese body mass index (BMI) range are 37 times more likely to report employment discrimination than are thinner employees. Several decades of research show that compared with thinner employees, adults with obesity face unfair hiring practices, lower wages, denial of promotions, and job termination because of their weight. 11вЂ“ 13 Beyond these negative health outcomes, social and economic inequalities resulting from weight discrimination are also prevalent, especially in employment settings. Weight stigma and discrimination pose numerous consequences for emotional and physical health 8вЂ“ 10 and predict increased weight gain over time among those who are targeted. 2, 6 With two-thirds of Americans now overweight or obese, 7 many people are vulnerable to discrimination and unfair treatment. 2, 4, 5 National studies indicate that rates of weight discrimination in the United States increased by 66% between 19 and are as high as reported rates of racial discrimination, especially among women.

1, 3 These stereotypes reinforce societal bias and stigma toward this population, which in turn perpetuate discriminatory practices in settings such as the workplace, health care settings, and educational institutions. 1, 2 Often this form of discrimination is fueled by negative stereotypes that people who are perceived to be вЂњoverweightвЂќ or вЂњobeseвЂќ are lazy, weak willed, sloppy, noncompliant, unintelligent, or lacking in self-control and personally to blame for their weight. W eight-based discrimination has been documented as a common form of mistreatment across multiple domains of life. Policies and legal measures protecting against such discrimination need to be developed and implemented in the United States and elsewhere and would have considerable public support. Weight discrimination is common in numerous life settings, creating social and economic inequities and adverse health outcomes.

Women and individuals with higher weight expressed the greatest support. Public support was strongest for policies and laws that would prohibit employers from denying employment, assigning lower wages, and refusing promotion to people based on their weight status. Policies and legal protections against weight-based discrimination have broad public support in 4 nations where this discrimination is widely documented.

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