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Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Worrying About Weight Stigma at the Doctor's Office
April 16, 2026
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 16 (TNSjou) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release on April 15, 2026:

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Worrying About Weight Stigma at the Doctor's Office

WPI researcher Angela Incollingo Rodriguez shows that stepping on the scale may be stigmatizing

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A routine component of many medical appointments--stepping on the scale to be weighed--may be a stigmatizing experience that raises patients&# . . .

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