#weightstigma — Public Fediverse posts

‘Slanted’ Raises Important Questions For The Ozempic Era

The new racial body horror movie, Slanted, is asking hard questions about how we as a culture deal…
#NewsBeep #News #Medication #AmyWang #Bleecker #bodyhorror #CA #Canada #Health #JoanHuang #racialtransformation #Slanted #thetransformation #weightstigma
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/545108/

#GenZ is more likely to challenge #WeightStigma in #medical settings
https://bit.ly/3y4wAeo
#obesity #FatShaming #WomensHealth #InclusiveHealthcare

Teasing children about weight increases risk of self-stigma as adults, study finds
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/mindandbody/teasing-children-about-weight-increases-risk-of-self-stigma-as-adults-study-finds/ar-BB1lG5Ne?ei=7

#Teasing
#Stigma
#Children
#SelfStigma
#WeightStigma
#Bullying

As #obesity rises, #BigFood & *#dietitians* push ‘#AntiDiet’ advice

…the “anti-diet” movement, a #SocialMedia juggernaut that began as an effort to combat #WeightStigma & an unhealthy obsession w/thinness…[has now been co-opted by]…global food marketers…seeking to cash in on the trend.

#PublicHealth #Influencers #lobbyists #regulations #health #FoodLabels #nutrition
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-influencers-general-mills-processed-food/

30) "Exposure to written content eliciting weight stigmatization: Neural responses in appetitive and food reward regions " added to my #toReadList
--> Exposure to #weightstigma was associated with increased responsiveness to high-calorie food content in the dorsal striatum and thalamus in individuals with #overweight and #obesity.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37861062/

Effective obesity solutions beyond the norm: Genetics matter

Franchell Hamilton is a bariatric surgeon.

https://youtube.com/shorts/t1tdFeCNhxM

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

#Healthcare #ObesityTreatment #GeneticFactors #PatientSupport #MedicalApproach #WeightStigma #AlternativeStrategies #HolisticHealth #GeneticInsights #PatientWellness

The most significant thing that caught my attention (among many) is that #mentalhealth seems to be only indirectly mentioned. Although they have addressed #weightstigma and bias multiple times, which is commendable. I'm looking forward to seeing more discourse change and progress in this area! (4/4)