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MeSH Heading: Weight Prejudice
Tree Number(s): F01.145.813.550.813; F01.829.595.813
Unique ID: D000079322
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000079322
Scope Note: Negative attitudes towards and beliefs about others because of their weight. These negative attitudes are manifested by stereotypes and/or prejudice towards people with weight over or under a cultural norm.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Fat Bias; Fat Bias; Fat Phobia; Fat Shaming; Fatphobia; Obesity Bias; Weight Bias; Weight Stigma; Weight-Based Discrimination
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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Concept UI: M000644231
Scope Note: Negative attitudes towards and beliefs about others because of their weight. These negative attitudes are manifested by stereotypes and/or prejudice towards people with weight over or under a cultural norm.
Terms: Weight Prejudice Preferred Term
Term UI T000945693
Date08/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Fat Bias
Term UI T001107069
Date05/25/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Obesity Bias
Term UI T000947568
Date10/12/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Fatphobia
Term UI T001107070
Date05/25/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Fat Phobia
Term UI T001107071
Date05/25/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Anti-Fat Bias
Term UI T001107072
Date05/25/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022)

Weight Prejudice MeSH Descriptor Data 2024