Recognising obesity as a chronic disease with severe complications rather than a lifestyle choice "should help reduce the stigma and discrimination experienced by many people with obesity," he adds.

认识到肥胖是一种伴有严重并发症的慢性疾病，而不是一种生活方式的选择，“应该有助于减少许多肥胖人士所经历的耻辱和歧视。”他补充道。

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A recent study found that absence claims labels can create a stigma around foods even when there is no scientific evidence that they cause harm.

最近的一项研究发现，即使没有科学证据表明食品有害，带有“不含”字样的标签也会使其污名化。

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There is still a huge stigma attached to having a mental illness.

巨大的污名仍高悬在精神疾病患者头上。

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Other critics say some countries are reluctant to seek an emergency loan because it could be viewed as a stigma by the financial markets.

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So in order to try to eliminate that stigma they made it a penalty rate.

所以，为了试图消除这种瑕疵,他们将其变成了惩罚费率。

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Hepatitis B carries a stigma.

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Not surprisingly, she found the stigma a slap in the face.

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But campaigners are worried that most of those who could be taking advantage of the scheme are failing to do so because they either feel there is a stigma attached to making a claim, or they do not even know that help exists.

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Team Syntax, the only team to be from a community college in the competition, was comprised of a 21 year old and four gentlemen over the age of 40 who strove to challenge the stigma that a junior college meant junior ideas.

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