Reflections from the DHP Conference: Weight stigma, empowering methodologies, and the role of the environment in healthy eating

Key Points

• The conference reflections aim to explore the impact of weight stigma and the effectiveness of empowering methodologies in dietary health.
• Reflections from sessions on participatory methods such as photo elicitation
• Discussions on weight stigma and its effects on healthy eating
• Examination of systemic barriers in low-income communities
• Weight stigma negatively influences dietary health behaviours
• Participatory methods are valuable for engaging communities
• Empowering interventions need to address both individual and system-level barriers