Doctors, Heal Thyselves (reblog)
A reblog from my previous site, addressing thoughts on weight bias in medical care. Doctors, Heal Thyselves
Tagged: obesity
HBO, A Platform for Hate
Is HBO a platform for hate? As long as they continue to give voices such as Bill Maher air time… seems so. This isn’t fiction, it’s real comments aimed at real people. #stopweightbias #OACAction #obsm
Bariatric Surgery: The Easy Way Out
There is one recurring … fear and frustration that dogs many people who have had bariatric surgery (aka weight loss surgery). I’ve heard it from patients online, in various support groups I’ve attended/facilitated/led, as well as while at various obesity related events. It’s this perception that using surgery to get to a healthier weight is “taking the easy way out”.
Must Read: Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong
Last week Huffington Post published a great article by Michael Hobbes titled Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong. about the current state of obesity and just how wrong, so many have gotten it for so long. It opens with...
Will losing weight change your relationship?
Back in the end of May, Claire Altshuler, a freelance writer reached out to the Obesity Action Coalition looking for sources for an article on relationships after weight loss she was working on for the Chicago Tribune. In the end,...
In App Bias: WordCrossy
When it comes to the OAC, Action really is their middle name. With the recent site redesign and other initiatives, the Obesity Action Coalition is really putting an emphasis on it too. Advocacy is a big part of that, and...
The Wake Up Call: Obesity in the News (re-broadcast)
This is a repost of a live broadcast from Mar 18, 2014. Back then I was a co-host on a local AM show, The Wake Up Call… and was looking at way to cover additional topics when we weren’t on...
Connie Cast! A Different Take on Weight Bias
Miss Connie Stapleton started a new online webcast this year.. and she asked me to be her July guest. I meant to mention it before hand.. but things kind of got distracting… but now that it’s been done and recorded...
Radio Archive: Making a Difference – Advocacy
This show originally aired: June 7, 2014 Today we had special guests Joe Nadglowski, President and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition and Ann McCully Executive Director with Child Care Aware® of Minnesota to talk about advocacy – what it is, and...
Radio Archive: The Stigma of Obesity
This show originally aired: May 4, 2013 On this day last year, I was chatting with my guest, Ted Kyle of ConscienHealth and Board Member with the Obesity Action Coalition about weight stigma. Over 1/3 of Americans suffer from obesity, and aside from the...
