This Surgery Can Lead to Weight Loss—But Stigma Is Harder to Shake Off

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  For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman.

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  The procedures used vary, but generally bariatric surgeries involve removing, restricting,

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  or rerouting parts of the gastrointestinal tract to change the amount of food the stomach can digest or absorb.

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  More than half a million people undergo bariatric surgery globally each year.

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  The reasons for pursuing surgery are complex, but a quick Google search makes one thing clear.

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  These procedures are most often framed and marketed as tools for weight loss.

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  That framing matters because in the US,

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  research suggests that more than 40% of adults report experiencing weight stigma or discriminatory attitudes or behavior based on body size at some point.

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  Such discrimination can obviously impact a person psychologically,

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  but it can also make it harder for them to access good healthcare.

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  You might assume that weight loss would reduce that stigma or make it disappear entirely.

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  And while that's true for some people who undergo bariatric surgery,

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  a significant number don't have that experience.

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  Our guest today is Larissa McGarrity,

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  a clinical associate professor for the School of Medicine at the University of Utah.

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  She followed people after surgery to get a better understanding of how weight stigma impacted their lives.

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  Thanks so much for coming on to chat today.

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  Thank you.

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  I'm excited to be here.

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  So, how did this study come about?

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