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Weight Prejudice: Myths and Facts

Weight Prejudice: Myths & Facts is a 16 minute and 58 second long video from The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University. It displays the story of a girl named Bene who is teased by her classmates at school for being overweight. In response to this treatment she receives, Bene creates this educational clip to teach her classmates and others about weight bias. In order to address this issue she speaks of the myths and facts of weight prejudice and shows what it is like to be an adolescent who is victimized due to their weight.

16 minutes and 58 seconds

Submitted with permission by Olivia C.

Weight Prejudice: Myths and Facts