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Obesity stigma is common and widely accepted. Health professionals are among the main sources of stigma and this can lead the person with obesity not to seek medical care at the risk of worsening their condition. Regarding to this study investigated the attitudes and opinions towards obesity and obese people in a sample of psychologists attending a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy school. The results showed that working in the field of eating disorders or having relatives with obesity does not protect against negative attitudes. Despite the limitations in the present study, the results highlight the importance of including the issue of weight stigma in the formation of the professionals who could work with the obese patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]