Headless, Hungry, and Unhealthy: A Video Content Analysis of Obese Persons Portrayed in Online News.
Headless, Hungry, and Unhealthy: A Video Content Analysis of Obese Persons Portrayed in Online News.
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J Health Commun. 2013 Feb 19;
Puhl RM, Peterson JL, Depierre JA, Luedicke J
The news media has substantial influence on public perceptions of social and health issues. This study conducted a video content analysis to examine portrayals of obese persons in online news reports about obesity. The authors downloaded online news videos about obesity (N = 371) from 5 major news websites and systematically coded visual portrayals of obese and nonobese adults and youth in these videos. The authors found that 65% of overweight/obese adults and 77% of overweight/obese youth were portrayed in a negative, stigmatizing manner across multiple obesity-related topics covered in online news videos. In particular, overweight/obese individuals were significantly more likely than were nonoverweight individuals to be portrayed as headless, with an unflattering emphasis on isolated body parts, from an unflattering rear view of their excess weight, eating unhealthy foods, engaging in sedentary behavior, and dressed in inappropriately fitting clothing. Nonoverweight individuals were significantly more likely to be portrayed positively. In conclusion, obese children and adults are frequently stigmatized in online news videos about obesity. These findings have important implications for public perceptions of obesity and obese persons and may reinforce negative societal weight bias.
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Dorsamin-A’s, Glycerolipids Carrying a Dehydrophenylalanine Ester Moiety from the Seed-Eating Larvae of the Bruchid Beetle Bruchidius dorsalis.
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J Nat Prod. 2013 Feb 19;
Hirose Y, Ohta E, Kawai Y, Ohta S
Using a TLC autographic assay for radical-scavenging activity with the ABTS radical, the presence of lipophilic antioxidants in the larvae of the wild bruchid seed beetle Bruchidius dorsalis was detected. Assay-guided fractionation of the CHCl(3)-soluble fraction of the larvae resulted in the isolation of new glycerolipids, designated dorsamin-A763, -A737, -A765, -A739, and -A767, comprising 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-dehydrophenylalanine ester structural units. The ABTS radical scavenging activity of the dorsamin-A’s was comparable with or stronger than that of Trolox.
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Acceptance and commitment therapy for eating disorders and the mindfulness & acceptance workbook for bulimia.
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Eat Disord. 2013 Mar; 21(2): 178-80
Solomon A
Developing an Evidence-Based Classification of Eating Disorders: Scientific Findings for DSM-5.
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Eat Disord. 2013 Mar; 21(2): 177-8
Dooley-Hash S
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