Table 1:

Definitions, Comorbidities, and High-risk Populations Associated with Obesity, Weight Stigma, and Eating Disorders

	Definition	Prevalent Health Concerns152,153,154	High-Risk Populations153,155,156
Obesity	A disease defined by excess adipose tissue that is associated with adverse impacts to quality of life or physical health.8,9	• Cancer • Cardiovascular disease • Chronic kidney disease • Dementia • Dyslipidemia • Gastroesophageal reflux disease • Hepatobiliary disease • Hypertension • Infection • Osteoarthritis • Psychological illnesses (e.g., anxiety and depression) • Stroke • Type 2 diabetes	• Individuals from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds • Middle-aged adults (i.e., 40–59 years) • Traditionally marginalized racial/ethnic groups (e.g., Non-Hispanic Black adults and Hispanic adults)
Weight Stigma	Devaluation of a person due to their body weight, shape, or size, including discriminatory attitudes, actions, or policies. 157	• Anxiety • Depression • Eating disorders • Cardiometabolic disease risk factors (e.g., heightened inflammation) 158,159 • Suicidal ideation	• People with overweight/obesity, especially those with severe obesity (BMI of ≥40 kg/m2) • Women and minoritized genders
Eating Disorders	A variety of behavioral illnesses marked by frequent, extreme, unhealthy eating patterns to compensate for difficult feelings. Examples include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. 160	• Alcohol use disorder • Chronic pain • Generalized anxiety disorder • Hypertension • Obsessive-compulsive disorder • Phobia (e.g., social phobia) • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Type 2 diabetes • Unipolar major depression	• Adolescents • People focused on body image (e.g., athletes, models, and those partaking in diet culture) • People with overweight/obesity • Women and minoritized genders