How does the Rudd Center integrate its dual aims of reducing weight bias and preventing obesity?
The Rudd Center aims to prevent unhealthy behaviors that can lead to obesity by changing the food environment to improve nutrition and public health. We employ strategic science to inform and foster a healthy food environment for all individuals, regardless of whether they are obese or not. Some individuals can be healthy while also overweight by common standards (BMI charts), and some individuals are prone to weight gain even in a healthy environment. The Rudd Center addresses population-based factors that contribute to poor diet, physical inactivity, and the conditions caused by these, with obesity and diabetes leading the list. The aim is to address obesity in particular as a global public health issue, and to identify practices and policies related to food and nutrition that can inform and empower the public, promote objective, science-based approaches to policy, and maximize the impact on public health and well-being. Stigma, bias, and discrimination aimed at overweight and obese
