Podcast Episodes

Heart Health Workshop Puts Weight Stigma and Poor Science on Display

A reader sent me the marketing email for a heart health seminar that perfectly demonstrates many of the issues that we see with weight science, weigh…

2 years, 9 months ago

Reader Question – Is Obesity an Addiction Like Alcohol or Gambling?

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2 years, 9 months ago

Study examines connections between weight loss programs and depression and anxiety in adolescents

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2 years, 9 months ago

The Utter Ridiculousness of the 5-10% Weight Loss Recommendation

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2 years, 9 months ago

Article Shows How the Media Creates Weight Stigma, Even When It Isn’t There

I received a request to write about an article titled “Graphic and grisly beverage warning labels stressing sugar content dangers could curb ob*sity*…

2 years, 10 months ago

Questions for Higher Weight Patients and Their Healthcare Providers

Our current medical view of weight and health is deeply muddied by weight loss industry involvement. I created this list of questions as a guide to i…

2 years, 10 months ago

Reader Question: What is Relapsing Remitting Obesity

I received this question from reader Jeremy: “I’m in healthcare and I was recently in a training that was talking about O-word as a chronic disease (…

2 years, 10 months ago

The Alternative to “Obesity Medicine”

I've written previously about the serious issues with the field of so-called “ob*sity* medicine.” Today I’d like to talk about what could be. What if…

2 years, 10 months ago

Study Questions Supposed Link Between Being Higher-Weight and Cognitive Ability

Thanks to everyone who sent me this article from Medical News Today and asked me to write about it! I’ll discuss the study, but I’m also going talk a…

2 years, 10 months ago

Not Blaming Fat People For Failed Weight Loss Isn't Enough

Healthcare practitioners have a long history of blaming and shaming fat patients for the failure of intentional weight loss. While fat activists and …

2 years, 10 months ago