Title: Influence of weight etiology information and trainee characteristics on physician-trainees’ clinical and interpersonal communication Authors: Cohen, Persky Source: Patient Education and Counseling, 2019, 102: 1644–1649. Link to paper Super-quick summary: Student doctors read an article about behavioural or genetic…
Is the War on Obesity making us sick? An alternative perspective on fat and health When: Tuesday, 4th December, 2-3.30pm (refreshments from 1.30) Where: Washington Singer Building, Rm 219. Cost: Free, but please register via link below. Details: Could it…
A wonderful blog post on weight stigma from a male perspective. On microaggressions, intersectionality, and privilege. Reblogged from the ASDAH blog For more information and resources from ASDAH (Association for Size Diversity and Health), visit https://www.sizediversityandhealth.org/ Click here to read…
Discrimination against fat people is so endemic, most of us don’t even realise it’s happening Photo credit: UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity Angela Meadows, University of Birmingham When we think of prejudice and discrimination, most of us…
The City of Reykjavik has just added body size to the list of characteristics that must be used as a means of overt or unintentional discrimination in its Human Rights Policy. This fantastic news comes as a result of the…
It’s been a while since I posted here. I’m delighted to say that I have now submitted my PhD thesis and passed my viva (oral defence) with minor revisions to complete. I’m hoping to start blogging again more regularly, but…
As a stigma researcher and advocate I sometimes think I’ve seen it all. apparently not. Esquire have published a column by Giles Coren called “I Don’t Care What My Son Becomes… As Long As He Isn’t Overweight.” That sounds bad,…
I recently read an interesting enough piece on The Conversation about why taller humans tend to die earlier. One of the threads the author pursued was that of caloric restriction. There is some evidence from animal studies and from populations…
Title: Association between weight bias internalization and metabolic syndrome among treatment-seeking individuals with obesity Authors: Pearl, Wadden, Hopkins, Shaw, Hayes, Bakizada, Alfaris, Chao, Pinkasavage, Berkowitz, Alamuddin Source: Obesity (2017) Vol 25, pp 317–322. Link to article Super-quick summary: High-weight individuals who internalise weight stigma…
Title: Association between weight control failure and suicidal ideation in overweight and obese adults: a cross-sectional study Authors: Ju, Han, Lee, Kim, Park, and Park Source: BMC Public Health. Epub 23 Nov 2015. Link to free full text Super-quick summary: A cross-sectional study…
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