Obesity’s effects on relationships and health appear to be reduced in areas with higher prevalence https://www.psypost.org/obesitys-effects-on-relationships-and-health-appear-to-be-reduced-in-areas-with-higher-prevalence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ObesityEffects #HealthRelationships #HighObesityPrevalence #WeightBias #EconomicDisparities

Can we please just stop training healthcare providers who will harm patients with explicit #WeightBias? Everyone deserves respectful, compassionate care. Healthcare absent actual #care is nothing but billable health services. It’s not really healthcare.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/10/the-urgent-need-for-action-on-weight-bias-in-healthcare/

Today is a day to give thanks for a new and improved #StigmaFree obesity image gallery debuted by @obesityaction in partnership with @elilillyandco
Also to kick off an International #WeightBias Summit in Montreal with eminent advocates and researchers.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/10/pictures-worth-a-thousand-words-in-weight-bias/

How can the NHS justify restricting access to #MetabolicSurgery while investing in a big roll-out of a much less effective #VLCD weight management program for diabetes remissions? #WeightBias guides the way.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/07/the-direct-obsession-with-behavior-change-for-diabetes/

Does the #WeightBias that sneaks into my thoughts and deeds reflect what I truly believe? #CognitiveDissonance may be an important tool for reducing bias toward ourselves and others. A new #RCT.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/04/think-about-it-does-your-weight-bias-reflect-your-beliefs/

“We must support people living with obesity by educating them about healthy lifestyles.” This seemingly #WellMeaining expression of #WeightBias promotes misinformation about what it takes to overcome #obesity.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/03/well-meant-but-promoting-weight-bias-and-discrimination/

#WeightBias and #stigma lie at the root of many difficulties for changing the way care for obesity – the whole point of #ObesityCareWeek. Perhaps we should start with zero tolerance for bias and stigma in healthcare.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/03/obesity-care-week-sneaky-stigma-stalks-us/

At #OW2023, learning about a troubling result of #WeightBias. People with obesity get excluded from #ClinicalTrials. Some drugs may not work safely or well for us.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/10/ow2023-testing-drugs-in-people-like-me/

Is the glass half full? Or empty? A third of physicians find either #obesity or #diabetes "repulsive" to treat. Implicit #WeightBias is high, but no longer rising. Good news/bad news from UConn Rudd Center and Project Implicit.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/08/perspective-on-bias-in-diabetes-and-obesity/

At #AACE2023 yesterday, Dr. Karl Nadolsky led in presenting and publishing a new consensus on #WeightBias in #ObesityCare. Honored to be an author, along with a host of other talented experts.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/05/endocrinologists-prioritize-stigma-in-obesity-care/