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Physician Demonstrates Medical Weight Stigma and Bias
I have written before about the various types of weight stigma that can impact healthcare including implicit weight stigma and bias (wherein people h…
2 years, 7 months ago
Weight Loss Industry Big Think - Expanding the Market -Part 2
This is the second part of a series answering a reader’s question about weight loss industry “big think” strategies within healthcare. In part 1 we d…
2 years, 7 months ago
Reader Question - Dealing with Diet Culture at the Holidays
Today I’ll be taking a break from research breakdowns and such to talk about navigating nonsense that happens during the holiday season. Reader Anna …
2 years, 7 months ago
Three Things That Should Be Required For Weight Loss Research
I have written plenty about the sorry state of weight science – an area of science wherein research that would get a freshman flunked out of their in…
2 years, 8 months ago
Large study shows high BMI not associated with serious top-surgery complications
I’ve written quite a lot about BMI-based procedure denials for higher-weight patients. These denials typically amount to a patient having their healt…
2 years, 8 months ago
Wegovy Side Effects and Informed Consent - Part 2
In part 1 we discussed the types and rates of side effects for Wegovy. Today we’re going to discuss the claim that reader Connie’s doctor made that t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Reader Question – Wegovy’s Side Effects - Part 1
I received the following question from reader Connie: “My doctor is pushing me to take Wegovy. I told him I’m not interested in weight loss medicatio…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Truth About ObesityWeek - Part 2
In part one we talked a bit about who was behind Ob*sityWeek and the money involved. Today we’re going to look at how this plays out.
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2 years, 8 months ago
ObesityWeek and The Obesity Society - Part 1
Ob*sityWeek* (OW) is over, but the onslaught of uncritical media articles promoting its contents has just begun. In Part 1 we’ll discuss what OW is (…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Worst Doctor Diet Advice?
Today I was using cooking spray (for non-diet ease of use purposes!) and I had a flashback to a doctor’s appointment before I learned the truth about…
2 years, 9 months ago