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Do Health Apps Stigmatize People with Obesity?
Annabelle Mielitz, Evgenii Pustozerov, Ute Von Jan, Urs-Vito Albrecht
149 - 150
10.3233/SHTI230447
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 305: Healthcare Transformation with Informatics and Artificial Intelligence
Abstract

Apps in the “Medicine” category of Apple’s App Store were examined concerning the potential stigmatization of people with obesity through word and image language. Only 5/71 potentially stigmatizing apps related to obesity were identified. Stigmatization in this context can occur, for example, through the excessive promotion of very slim people in connection with weight loss-related apps.

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