Introduction: The social, scientific, and human context of prejudice and discrimination based on weight / Kelly D. Brownell
Part I: Nature and extent of weight bias
Weight bias in employment / Janna Fikkan and Esther Rothblum
Bias in health care settings / Anthony N. Fabricatore, Thomas A. Wadden, and Gary D. Foster
The portrayal of weight in the media and its social impact / Bradley S. Greenberg and Tracy R. Worrell
Weight bias in a child's world / Janet Latner and Marlene B. Schwartz
Weight bias in a teen's world / Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and Marla Eisenberg
Part II: Origins, explanations, and measurement
Attributions and weight-based prejudice / Christian S. Crandall and April Hortman Reser
Social consensus and the origins of stigma / Gretchen B. Sechrist and Charles Stangor
Theories of stigma : limitations and needed directions / Eden B. King, Michelle R. Hebl, and Todd F. Heatherton
Measurement of bias / Bethany A. Teachman and Robyn K. Mallet
Part III: Consequences of weight bias
Effects of weight related teasing in adults / J. Kevin Thompson, Sylvia Herbozo, Susan Himes, and Yuko Yamamiya
Social consequences of weight bias by partners, friends, and strangers / Jeffrey Sobal
Self-esteem and the stigma of obesity / Jennifer Crocker and Julie A. Garcia
Personal reflections on bias, stigma, discrimination, and obesity / Carol A. Johnson
Part IV: Remedies
Legal theory on weight discrimination / Elizabeth E. Theran
Remedies for weight-based discrimination / Sondra Solovay
Improving medical practice / James L. Early and Judy A. Johnston
Improving the health care system / Christina C. Wee and Susan Z. Yanovski
Improving the fitness landscape / Heather O. Chambliss and Steven N. Blair
Changing media images of weight / Michele Weston and Diane Bliss
Coping with weight stigma / Rebecca M. Puhl
Advocacy / Lynn McAfee and Miriam Berg
Expression of bias against obesity in public policy and its remedies / Morgan Downey
Summary and concluding remarks / Marlene B. Schwartz and Rebecca M. Puhl.