Topics Discussed
- Planting weight-inclusive seeds in public health, with the ultimate goal of shifting the health authority, with reference to:
- Ali Thompson on Twitter, YouTube and Patreon
- Borderline: The Ethics of Fat Stigma in Public Health by Cat Pausé
- How to respond to doctors and/or clients with a goal of “losing 5-10% of body weight”
- Go-to papers/resources to share with doctors and health professionals to support a weight-inclusive approach, with reference to:
- Ragen Chastain’s Weight and Healthcare Substack
- This Instagram post by Monica, which references these journal articles:
- Campos P. et al (2006) The epidemiology of overweight and obesity: public health crisis or moral panic?
- Bacon L. and Aphramor L. (2011) Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift
- O’Hara, L. and Taylor J. (2018) What’s Wrong with the ‘War on Obesity?’ A Narrative Review of the Weight-Centered Health Paradigm and Development of the 3C Framework to Build Critical Competency for a Paradigm Shift
- Hunger, J.M. et al (2020) An Evidence-Based Rationale for Adopting Weight-Inclusive Health Policy
- Fox, R. et al (2020) Working toward eradicating weight stigma by combating pathologization: A qualitative pilot study using direct contact and narrative medicine
- Aphramor, L. (2010) Validity of claims made in weight management research: a narrative review of dietetic articles
- This Instagram post by Rachael Hartley, RD, which references these journal articles:
- Tylka T.L. et al (2014) The Weight-Inclusive vs. Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being Over Weight Loss
- Clifford D. et al (2015) Impact of Non-Diet Approaches on Attitudes, Behaviors and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review
- Fildes A. et al (2015) Probability of an Obese Person Attaining Normal Body Weight: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
- Sutin A.R. et al (2015) Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality
- Rothblum E.D. (2018) Slim chance for permanent weight loss
- Supporting mothers in intuitive eating and body acceptance