Recent News
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Kinder Attitudes Toward Workplace Weight Discrimination
Writer Jacoba Urist highlights a key finding of the UConn Rudd Center's new four-nation survey, explaining in New York magazine's "Science of Us" that people would support laws against weight discrimination - especially in the workplace. Read More
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Is Fat Stigma Making Us Miserable?
Rudd Center Deputy Director Rebecca Puhl comments in an article in The New York Times on how blaming and shaming do not motivate people to lose weight and, instead, interfere with efforts to improve health. Read More
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Kids’ Exposure to Unhealthy Snack Advertising Increased
CNN carried a comprehensive piece on the Rudd Center’s study – Snack FACTS – focusing on snack advertising to youth. “Advertising for healthy snacks did not get a big piece of the pie,” wrote Carina Storrs. Read More
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Children See More Candy Ads on TV Despite Pledges From Companies
TIME featured a new Rudd Center study showing children's exposure to TV ads for candy has increased substantially - despite makers' voluntary pledges not to advertise candy to kids 11 and under. Read More
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UConn Study Says Ads For Unhealthy Foods Target Minorities
An article on our new report by The Hartford Courant’s Daniela Altimari highlights a key message that, despite embracing a self-regulatory program, food and beverage companies disproportionately market unhealthy products to Black and Hispanic youth. Read More
The Rudd Center For Food Policy & Obesity
The Rudd Center is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting solutions to childhood obesity, poor diet, and weight bias through research and policy.
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