Jayawickrama, Ravisha S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-3902
Hill, Briony https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-3963
Tran, Chloe
O’Connor, Moira
Flint, Stuart W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-3019
Hemmingsson, Erik https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7335-3796
Lawrence, Blake J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8772-8226
Article History
Received: 13 April 2025
Revised: 9 January 2026
Accepted: 15 February 2026
First Online: 28 February 2026
Competing interests
: SWF reports research grants and support for attending meetings from UK National Institute for Health Research, Public Health England, UK Office of Health Improvement & Disparities, UK Doncaster Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, University of Leeds UK, the UK Royal College of Physicians, UK Parliament, UK Safefood, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Diabetes Ireland Congress and Exhibition, as well as an unpaid leadership role at Obesity UK. EH reports receiving royalty fees for a book published on the topic of weight stigma. All declared interests relate outside the submitted manuscript. RSJ, BH, CT, MO, and BJL declare no competing interests.