A guidance document for dietitians on dietary approaches to address adult overweight and obesity, prepared by the Weight Management Interest Group of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute.

  2014-04-29 – Practice Guideline

A collection of guidelines related to overweight and obesity and bariatric surgery for children and adults.

  2023-04-21 – Practice Guideline

A set of practical tools developed by Obesity Canada with funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The 5As can be used by health professionals in obesity counselling and management. Additional resources are available for order at various prices.

  2018-06-28 – Professional Education Tools

A call to action, in French, from the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) summarizing the effects of weight bias, what can be done to reduce it and provides guidance for reframing public health messages.

  2020-04-08 – Handout

A call to action from the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) summarizing the effects of weight bias, what can be done to reduce it and provides guidance for reframing public health messages.

  2019-12-19 – Handout

An online test called Project Implicit® developed at Harvard University used to assess biases that people have towards race, sexuality, gender, body weight, etc. Variety of country tabs to select.

  2022-04-26 – Evaluation/Assessment Tool

A 2012 brief from the Rudd Centre for Food Policy and Obesity providing an overview of the consequences of weight bias and related law and policy recommendations.

  2019-11-22 – Research Report/Paper

An advocacy-related, bilingual fact sheet from Dietitians of Canada outlining where dietitians can save health care costs and improve employee productivity.

  2018-10-25 – Handout

Information from Vancouver Coastal Health providing guidance about how to shift from obesity and weight stigma to a focus on health promotion.

  2023-02-16 – Handout

A style guide from the State Nutrition Action Committee, Arizona Department of Health Services summarizing research on strategies for creating health messages for the public that are accurate, consistent and persuasive.

  2023-02-16 – Handout