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Episode 186- But Aren’t We in an “Ob*sity” Epidempic?

We allllll know that fatness is spreading like wildfire and is contagious and who is going to think of the CHILDREN?!!? ERMGHED!” Is it true that we are in an epidemic and everyone is getting fatter? Do fat people need to hurry up and lose weight in order to save the economy and the lives of children and baskets of kittens from burning flames? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode!

SUMMARY:

• The misleading term "O word epidemic" in relation to fatness. 0:00

• Obesity trends and life expectancy. 5:24

• Flawed assumptions about obesity and health. 8:51

• Weight stigma and its impact on society. 16:04

• Fatness-related health costs and bias. 21:53

• Fatness and its perceived societal burden. 27:38

• Fatness, cost to society, and ethics. 34:56

• Healthcare, stigmatization, and community support. 39:29

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The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth by Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

America's Moral Panic Over Obesity By Megan McArdle: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2009/07/americas-moral-panic-over-obesity/22397/

Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964496/

Letter to the Editor: Response to Singh et al. (2018). Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”. Canadian Journal of Public Health: https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-019-00223-2

“Ob*sity” In Canada: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/hp-ps/hl-mvs/oic-oac/assets/pdf/oic-oac-eng.pdf

New “ob*sity” treatments and technology to save the NHS billions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-treatments-and-technology-to-save-the-nhs-billions#:~:text=Obesity%20costs%20the%20NHS%20a,spent%20on%20key%20frontline%20services

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Episode 185- Oprah Leaves WW Board After Using Weight Loss Drugs

Seemingly there are non-stop stories and notifications of celebrities and influencers being on a new “weight loss journey” after starting on weight loss drugs. Now, Oprah is among that cohort and it has had an impact on her relationship with WeightWatchers. But hang on a minute, doesn’t WW sell weight loss drugs? Let’s dig into it! Bonus: I also share my favourite purchases under $100 that have positively impacted my life!

SUMMARY:

• Weight Watchers and personal growth. 0:00

• Affordable life improvements. 3:12

• Oprah Winfrey's departure from Weight Watchers board and weight loss drug use. 9:39

• Weight Watchers' new weight loss drug and its potential conflicts of interest. 13:27

• Weight Watchers' effectiveness and customer experiences. 20:33

• Oprah's weight loss journey and use of medication. 25:04

• Weight loss, diet culture, and celebrity influence. 29:30

• Body image, weight loss, and fat acceptance. 34:53

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Oprah's Top 20 Moments: https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/oprahs-top-20-moments

When Oprah Met Bob: https://www.oprah.com/health/when-oprah-met-fitness-expert-bob-greene/all

Conscious Eating: What I Learned on the 21-Day Cleanse: https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/what-i-know-for-sure-oprahs-vegan-cleanse

Oprah Buys 10 Percent Share In Weight Watchers, Will Join Its Board: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/19/449929140/oprah-buys-10-percent-share-in-weight-watchers-will-join-its-board

Oprah Winfrey reveals she’s using a weight-loss drug: ‘Not about willpower’: https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/oprah-winfrey-weight-loss-drug-rcna128714

Oprah Winfrey to Exit WeightWatchers Board After She Announced Use of Weight-Loss Drug: https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/oprah-winfrey-leaves-weightwatchers-board-weight-loss-drug-1235926484/

My IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C38_HrFJX-g/

Weight Loss Drugs Part 3 - Wegovy and Tirzepatide: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-loss-drugs-part-3-wegovy-and

Reader Question - What Do You Think Of Obesity Medicine?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/reader-question-what-do-you-think

The Truth About The Obesity Action Coalition: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-obesity-action

Weight Watchers Expands Their Harmful Model - Adding Prescription Drugs: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-watchers-expands-their-harmful

WeightWatchers Clinic: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/clinic

Noom Announces: We’re Not a Diet – We’re a Pill Mill?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/noom-announces-were-not-a-diet-were

So WW bought Sequence. Here is what it's like on Sequence.: https://www.reddit.com/r/weightwatchers/comments/13ynjs8/so_ww_bought_sequence_here_is_what_its_like_on/

Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Uses Weight-Loss Medication as a ‘Maintenance Tool': ‘I’m Absolutely Done with the Shaming’ (Exclusive): https://people.com/oprah-winfrey-reveals-weight-loss-medication-exclusive-8414552

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Episode 184- Organized Anti-Fat Fuckery with Tigress Osborn

The villainous tricksters behind the veiled push to “advance fat rights” (when in reality they just want to sell weight loss drugs) are at it again. Tigress Osbourn from NAAFA is here to stop them though! She joins me on the show to talk about what new games anti-fat organizations are getting up to and why it’s a load of BS. Plus we discuss the fat community, fat joy, and fat history. TW: lots of use of the O words as we are covering shit O word organizations are doing.

SUMMARY:

• Fat acceptance and stigmatization with Tigris Osbourne. 0:00

• Intersectionality and inclusivity in a historical civil rights organization. 3:14

• Fat acceptance and allyship in a predominantly white organization. 9:39

• Fat acceptance and activism. 15:43

• Fat Liberation Conference and its Joyful Atmosphere. 20:19

• Fat-friendly events and community support. 23:09

• Weight loss drugs and their potential coverage by national healthcare systems. 30:54

• Weight loss and body autonomy. 34:27

• Obesity advocacy and pharmaceutical funding. 37:27

• Weight stigma and healthcare advocacy. 43:29

• Pharmaceutical companies' role in obesity and weight loss. 46:20

• Obesity as a disease and its stigmatization. 49:11

• Obesity and pharmaceutical industry manipulation. 56:09

• Pharmaceutical industry influence in health advocacy. 59:21

• Obesity and weight stigma, including height. 1:02:19

• Body size discrimination and legal protections. 1:09:17

• Fat liberation and media representation. 1:12:44

• Pharmaceutical industry influence in healthcare policy. 1:16:12

• Body positivity and community redemption. 1:22:56

• Fat activism and legislation. 1:27:33

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What tomfuckery is Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights?: https://right2obesitycare.org./#our-purpose

Follow NAAFA and Tigress:

http://naafa.org

Campaign for Size Freedom

Follow NAAFA @naafaofficial and Tigress @iofthetigress

Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-National-Call-to-Action-The-Obesity-Bill-of-Rights.pdf

Endorsing orgs: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/List-of-Supporting-Organizations-01.30.2024-1.pdf

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Episode 183- AITA for telling my DIL she wasn’t invited due to her weight

Have you ever read the “Am I The Asshole” questions on Reddit? If you don’t know what AITA is: People ask the internet if they were in the right or wrong about a situation that happened in their life. Well, these questions are a source of endless entertainment for me! I brought my friend Summer Innanen from Eat The Rules podcast to get her verdict on four AITA posts that I picked out around weight and diets. Some of these AITA question-askers are grade-A donkeys and also there are some grey areas where things are less clear. TW: anti-fatness, ableism, gender A-Hole behaviour.

SUMMARY:

• Potato recipes and dairy sensitivity. 0:00

• Body shaming and weight issues. 4:40

• Body shaming and exclusion on a shopping trip. 11:07

• Weight, disability, and family dynamics. 15:40

• Parental influence on a child's body image and eating habits. 20:06

• Body shaming and parenting. 25:56

• Body shaming and furniture concerns. 30:20

• Fatphobia and seating comfort in a social setting. 36:10

• Weight and travel plans with a controlling tone. 42:05

• Body image and attraction in relationships. 47:23

• Body image and fatphobia. 52:29

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Potato recipe: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6-TUWozwf/

When You Don’t Believe Your Partner Is Attracted to You: https://fiercefatty.com/153

IG roundup on the above podcast episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnntWYqSf_r/?img_index=1

AITA for telling my SIL she wasn’t invited due to her weight.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/173rk9a/aita_for_telling_my_dil_she_wasnt_invited_due_to/

AITA for putting my 9yo on a diet and 'emotionally damaging' her?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/f6eejv/aita_for_putting_my_9yo_on_a_diet_and_emotionally/

AITA for embarrassing my friend’s obese boyfriend by making him sit on a chair different from everyone else’s at dinner?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/q4yjm5/aita_for_embarrassing_my_friends_obese_boyfriend/

WIBTA for imposing a diet on my wife if she wants to travel with me? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheEx/comments/12i22oz/wibta_for_imposing_a_diet_on_my_wife_if_she_wants/

AITA for covertly losing weight as a bridesmaid & refusing to be set up with her friend after overhearing the bride call me fat?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/r05kk3/aita_for_covertly_losing_weight_as_a_bridesmaid/

AITA for telling my girlfriend to lose weight?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/yeflsb/aita_for_telling_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/

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Episode 182 - Dealing With Anti-Fat Family During the Holidays

Woah nelly, can family be trying or what? Especially if you’re the only one talking up about bad behaviour and feel like the black sheep or are being told you’re “tooooo sensitive”. If we want to (or have to) spend time with family, having some tactics in our back pockets is a great idea. Sharing your stories, an analogy with a donley and different word tracks in this episode will help you join family celebrations with a little more ease.

SUMMARY:

• Fatphobia during the holidays. 0:00

• Boundaries and dealing with difficult family members. 4:58

• Body shaming and setting boundaries in a fat-phobic family. 11:26

• Setting boundaries and respecting them. 17:00

• Overcoming past trauma and effective communication. 22:42

• Dealing with friends who promote diet culture and body shaming. 27:53

• Body image, diet culture, and eating disorders. 34:02

• Boundaries and responding to hurtful comments. 39:10

• Assertive responses to body shaming comments. 44:31

• Setting boundaries and communicating needs. 51:10

• Setting boundaries during holidays with fatphobic friends and family. 57:26

• Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries. 1:02:54

• Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries in relationships. 1:09:09

• Setting and enforcing boundaries in personal relationships. 1:13:29

• Setting boundaries and self-care. 1:19:48

• Setting boundaries with family members. 1:23:57

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Boundary Boss: https://2-victoria.systeme.io/page-bb

Fatphobic family and the holidays: https://www.reddit.com/r/PlusSize/comments/17zqz7b/fatphobic_family_and_the_holidays/

My boyfriends fat phobic family and their sly comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/inlaws/comments/13uozs4/my_boyfriends_fat_phobic_family_and_their_sly/

SASSY COMEBACKS FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE TALKING SHIT ABOUT YOUR BODY: https://fiercefatty.com/blog/sassy-comebacks-for-when-people-are-throwing-shade-about-your-body

Nice Ice Spice: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6ZZj1LfOF/?img_index=1

Hard and soft boundaries: https://www.kcresolve.com/blog/boundaries-and-relationships#:~:text=Unlike%20a%20hard%20boundary%2C%20a,drive%20your%20car%20for%20you.

Signs someone doesn’t respect your boundaries: https://psychcentral.com/relationships/signs-boundary-violations#discomfort

Boundaries kids song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFvJbSQdA4

Oh Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ0ZUVXqJc4

Leslie Jones funny vidoes: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_5cpFOI3S/

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Episode 181 - Fat Liberation Gone Too Far? Misconceptions and Mistakes

Some folks can come in contact with fat liberation and turn away shaking their heads at the things that we believe. The thing is, often what they understand about fat liberation is incorrect, a misunderstanding or just plain false. First I talk about the core tenets of anti-fat beliefs and then I debunk the misconceptions that people have shared on the internet. Big TW for this episode as I am talking about actual anti-fat beliefs and the content of those beliefs so there is talk of anti-fatness and ableism throughout.

SUMMARY:

• Misconceptions about fat liberation. 0:00

• Fatphobia and its impact on society. 5:32

• Body autonomy and fatness. 11:04

• Fatness, eating disorders, and societal treatment. 14:48

• Fatness and health outcomes. 20:22

• Fatness, health, and societal attitudes. 26:06

• Fat liberation and influencing others. 34:28

• Fat liberation and body positivity. 39:41

• Fat liberation and body acceptance. 45:59

• Body positivity, fat liberation, and health accessibility. 50:39

• Body autonomy and fat acceptance. 56:37

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Episode 180 - Being On Reality TV Almost Killed Me

Today we are talking about the the truth about reality television and how devastating it can be to the lives of those featured. There have been incredible numbers of reality TV stars who have died by suicide and I was almost a part of that statistic. If you didn’t know, I was on a 2 part BBC show where I lived in a house for 9 days with people who either hated fatness or were fat positive and some inbetween. This is a deeply vulnerable episode where I am revealing exactly what happened and the resulting shame and grief I experienced culminating in active suicide ideation. A massive trigger warning as I will be playing clips of me talking about my ideation from the time after the show aired. If you are struggling like I was, please reach out for help. You are loveable and not alone.

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Suicide in reality TV:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/27/why-suicide-is-still-the-shadow-that-hangs-over-reality-tv-hana-kimura-terrace-house

Suicide ideation levels: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxBubUPOXd9/

How shame works: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-underpinnings-and-impacts-of-shame/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/emotional-intelligence/202102/what-is-shame-and-how-does-it-show-in-your-life-and-work

Reality TV union: https://time.com/6314118/reality-tv-unions-protection/

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Episode 179 - How to Feel More Confident in Your Body

How the heck do you feel more confident in your body anyway? In this episode, I go through step by step the actions to take. Get ready to make some notes, or not, I ain’t the boss of you. Plus, the story of someone making me cry in Starbucks last week after shaming my beverage choice, was fun! Also, there’s an update on the Wegovy saga at the beginning so skip to 21.38 mins if you don’t want to hear that.

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Episode 178 - When a Loved One Diets and Hates Their Fat Body: Listener Questions

Listener questions! Questions include: My mum blames her poor health on her weight and won’t listen when I tell her about anti-fat bias, what should I do? Help, I have just been diagnosed with diabetes! Is it actually unhealthy to be fat?

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https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand

165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165

126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126

122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122

90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090

Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1

Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/? img_index=1

Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/

The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth By Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues: https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/

Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/

I attend a free virtual weight-inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups

25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes:

https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/

HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/

Don’t weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/

https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ or community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat Facebook group in your area or a Facebook group on Obgyn’s? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.

List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison: https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery

Fat Friendly Health Professionals List: http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/

Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers: https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor

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Episode 177 - I Want to Lose Weight! Coming to Terms With an Anti-fat World: Listener Questions

Listener questions part 2! Questions include: Help! I want to lose weight, but not for aesthetic reasons anymore but because the world is inaccessible. How do I cope? How to find a doctor who is fat positive? Is it true that biology dictates that fat people are less attractive to others?

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https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand

165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165

126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126

122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122

90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090

Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1

Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/? img_index=1

Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/

The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth By Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues: https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/

Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/

I attend a free virtual weight inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups

25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes:

https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/

HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/

Don’t weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/

https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ or community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat facebook group in your area or a facebook group on obgyn’s? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.

List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison: https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery

Fat Friendly Health Professionals List: http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/

Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers: https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor

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Episode 176 - Lisa Marie Presley Died From Weight Loss Surgery: Legends That Fatphobia Stole Part 2

With the news of the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley recently I thought it was time to expand the list of famous people who have died at the hands of fat hate or diet culture. The first part is episode 145, but you don’t need to listen to that before this episode. I am talking about famous people who had overwhelming pressure to be thin and died trying or their life was damaged because of that. It’s a pretty tough episode so please skip if you need to. TW: Fat hate/diet culture leading to death.

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What is a small bowel obstruction? Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death explained: https://www.today.com/health/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-bariatric-surgery-rcna94299

Autopsy reveals Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-cause-death-bowl-obstruction-rcna94193

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, dies at 54: https://www.today.com/popculture/music/lisa-marie-presley-daughter-elvis-priscilla-presley-dies-54-rcna65632

Lisa Marie Presley suffered a cardiac arrest: The different signs of heart disease in women: https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/lisa-marie-presley-cardiac-arrest-rcna65716

Lisa Marie Presley 'rushed' to hospital after apparent medical emergency: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-hospital-apparent-medical-emergency-rcna65604

Intestinal Obstruction: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/intestinal-obstruction/symptoms-causes/syc-20351460

Explained: What is extreme liquid diet that late Shane Warne followed and how it affects the body: https://www.wionews.com/sports/explained-what-is-extreme-liquid-diet-that-late-shane-warne-followed-and-how-it-affects-the-body-460308

'Detox' or 'juice' diets such as that undertaken by Shane Warne are risky for heart health, experts say: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-08/shane-warne-extreme-diets-nutrition-heart-health/100887810

Remembering the demons that lingered for Dolores O’Riordan on anniversary of her death: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/dolores-oriordan-health

What We Learned From the New Brittany Murphy Documentary: https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/what-we-learned-from-the-new-brittany-murphy-documentary.html

How Judy Garland's Struggle with Food and Need to Stay 'Camera Slim' Fueled Her Drug Addiction: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-struggle-with-food-drug-addiction/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMost%20of%20her%20teen%20and,attempted%20to%20manage%20her%20weight

Judy Garland: https://people.com/tag/judy-garland/

Elizabeth Taylor: https://people.com/tag/elizabeth-taylor/

Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner: https://people.com/archive/frank-sinatra-ava-gardner-vol-45-no-6/

Despair, Drugs and Attempts to Kill Herself: Judy Garland's Husband Details Her Many Struggles in New Memoir: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-drugs-suicide-husband-memoir/

Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613735839/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=people0d0-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1613735839&linkId=b6c64db51ba5537cde7f6088180c67b0

Judy Garland's Lover Sid Luft Reacted So Badly to Her Pregnancy She Didn't Tell Him About Her Abortion: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-sid-luft-abortion-memoir-judy-and-i/

Judy Garland's Daughter Lorna Luft Sings 'Over the Rainbow' for the First Time in Tribute to Orlando, Stonewall and Her Late Mother: https://people.com/celebrity/lorna-luft-sings-over-the-rainbow-for-the-first-time/

Eating disorder at rootof Terri Schiavo case:https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7318508

Pretty Woman singer Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52 'because of yo-yo dieting' following death of his wife and two eldest children, new TV documentary claims: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004151/Pretty-Woman-singer-Roy-Orbison-died-heart-attack-aged-52-yo-yo-dieting.html

Prince’s personal chef reveals musician was frequently ill towards end of his life: https://www.nme.com/news/music/prince-59-1203439

Laird Cregar: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Laird_Cregar#/Death

Eddie Muller: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eddie_Muller

Bariatric surgery: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery

Oxygen tent: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oxygen_tent

The Untold Truth Of John Candy: https://www.looper.com/981094/the-untold-truth-of-john-candy/

Aaron Carter: 'Basically, I have an eating disorder': https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/26/aaron-carter-basically-have-eating-disorder/100922174/

Toxicology: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Toxicology

Lancaster, California: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lancaster,_California

Lena Zavaroni: fame, anorexia and the tragedy of a 1970s child star: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/26/lena-zavaroni-fame-anorexia-and-the-tragedy-of-a-1970s-child-star

UK Albums Chart: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/UK_Albums_Chart

Revealed: Callas's secret passion for recipes she refused to taste: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/24/italy.arts

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Episode 175 - 6 Things You Could Be Doing That Supports Anti-Fatness (And Can Ruin Body Confidence)

I hate my fat body and I don't know whhhyyyy! Have you ever thought this? If so, you need to check out this episode where I share the 6 things you could be doing inadvertently that perpetuated anti-fatness and could harm your body confidence.

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Episode 174 - Is The AMA Saying BMI Should Be Scrapped!?

The American Medical Association released a press statement saying that the use of BMI is problematic. Is this good news?? The AMA famously went against their own expert advice to classify fatness as a disease with the BMI as the way to diagnose the disease so what’s with this turn about? Does it mean that the BMI will be no more or is this just more sneaky weight loss industry lobbying which will cause more harm?

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AMA: Use of BMI alone is an imperfect clinical measure: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-use-bmi-alone-imperfect-clinical-measure

AMA adopts new policy clarifying role of BMI as a measure in medicine: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policy-clarifying-role-bmi-measure-medicine

National Institutes of Health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/National_Institutes_of_Health

9 Ways to Eat Clean: https://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm?fbclid=IwAR0pJyF7CaHV6deTttRdAjIWkcwu1tkDnVVBGrWn6jgVElIs4N5LpVgQkXQ

Is Obesity A Disease or A Behavior Abnormality? Did the AMA Get It Right?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179496/#:~:text=In%20June%202013%2C%20the%20American,requiring%20treatment%20and%20prevention%20efforts

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Episode 173 - The Psychology of Hunger

Today we are looking at the Warsaw Ghetto Hunger Study, the Children of HungerWinter and the Minnesota Starvation Experiment to answer the question what does hunger do to our mental and physical wellbeing? Massive trigger warning: mention of calories, types of food, starvation, eating disorders, self-harm, murder, the holocaust and death. Although most are brief mentions and not going into details.

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The psychology of hunger By Dr. David Baker and Natacha Keramidas: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger

The Starvation Study That Changed The World: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/minnesota-starvation-experiment

Physiology of weight regain: Lessons from the classic Minnesota Starvation Experiment on human body composition regulation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13189

The Secret Starvation Study Conducted by Jewish Doctors at Warsaw Ghetto: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-the-secret-starvation-study-conducted-by-jewish-doctors-at-warsaw-ghetto-1.7965422

The Hunger Disease Study in the Warsaw Ghetto:

https://www.urologichistory.museum/collections/the-scope-of-urology-newsletter/issue-2-summer-2020/hunger-disease-study

This is what hunger does: https://thecorrespondent.com/5379/this-is-what-hunger-does/358445802-e6acda55

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Episode 172 - The Science of Protecting Ourselves From Anti-Fat Bias

Anti-fatness is everywhere, yuck! Do you know what weight bigotry does to our brains and bodies? If not you’ll hear all about it in this episode. More importantly, you will also hear about what science tells us about how to survive this sh*t show. It’s good news, you’re probably doing a lot of the good stuff already!

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Study Looks At Ways To Protect Ourselves from Weight Stigma: https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=534306&post_id=99410920&utm_source=post-email-title&isFreemail=false&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMDU1OTQwOSwicG9zdF9pZCI6OTk0MTA5MjAsImlhdCI6MTY3ODU1NzcwNSwiZXhwIjoxNjgxMTQ5NzA1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTM0MzA2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.pc8UxFO8zdkqH3qAKJRqnEoI1s6iY4aLsUtcCk71bEQ

Challenging oppression: A social identity model of stigma resistance in higher-weight individuals: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522001061?via%3Dihub

Studies on weight stigma and body image in higher-weight individuals Angela Meadows and Rachel M Calogero . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90817-5_28

Fat trans legal histroy: https://www.instagram.com/callmesj.theletters/

SJ donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sj-graduate-and-continue-their-work?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

Anti-Fatness and Public Health by Mikey Mercedes and Monica Kriete for New England Public Health Training Center: https://www.patreon.com/posts/reconsidering-84517517?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Sutin, A. R., Stephan, Y., & Terracciano, A. (2015). Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality. Psychological science, 26(11), 1803–1811. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615601103

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Episode 171 - Fat Sex and Overcoming Anti-Fat Bias

Fat sex! How does society view fat bodies and how do we view our own fat bodies when it comes to sex and desirability? What impact does that have on the way we relate to others sexually? I talk about how sex was one of the final ways anti-fat bias had a hold on me as desirability is key to seld esteem. TW: mention of fatphobic beliefs about fat bodies. This episode was first aired in December 2020.

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Fatphobia is not a sexual preference from The Fat Sex Therapist: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-is-not-a-sexual-preference/

Treating My Friends Like Lovers: The Politics of Desirability from Cale Luna: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-to-be-fat-caleb-luna-sub/

3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/04/attraction-desire-political/

Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom by Marie Southard Ospina: https://www.vice.com/en/article/8894bx/plus-size-girls-sex-stories-fatphobia

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Episode 170 - The Full NEDA Controversy Explained

NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) have been in hot water what seems like recently, but actually they have been disappointing people for a while now. If you have seen posts on social media and aren’t sure what the whole story is I have you covered today. I am talking about NEDAs anti-fatness, the firing of fat lib senior leader, a disastrous AAP guidelines response, the terrible experience of fat community members, alleged union-busting, the harmful chatbot Tessa, calling community members liars and ignoring them and finally questions around conflict of interest. PHEW! Buckle up, we are in for a ride! Correction: In the episode, I said Chevese Turner was CEO of NEDA but she was actually Chief Strategy & Policy Officer.

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I feel seen: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews/odTr5XW1

International Federation of Eating Disorders Dietitians: https://substack.com/redirect/44032796-2f54-4730-b5f8-b151dcbf63ec?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M

Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

US eating disorder helpline takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/31/eating-disorder-hotline-union-ai-chatbot-harm

Sharon Maxwell’s (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/

2nd about AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq80Ql9PeNl/

NEDA calling her a liar: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4xUNHPmn4/

Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/

The New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Are Appalling: https://www.self.com/story/new-childhood-obesity-guidelines#:~:text=Pediatricians%20should%20offer%20weight%2Dloss,on%20the%20CDC%20growth%20charts

Eating Disorders Support ChatBot Promotes Weight Loss from Ragen Chastain: https://open.substack.com/pub/weightandhealthcare/p/nedas-union-busting-eating-disorders?r=c8nqp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Why I Resigned As A NEDA Ambassador: https://substack.com/redirect/3ef40366-a9ed-4574-8f6b-4278f0156516?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M

Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Center for Body Trust open letter about Cheve:

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157680391537874&substory_index=0&id=123566472873&paipv=0&eav=AfajwcAiR75t2gC3HfhG65Jqz4HFpaYwEI_HxfdexgdvT_ApSnPcwYgjJgYSeRZ64MI&_rdr

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060640/190443/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and?autologincheck=redirected

Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/3/e20161649/52684/Preventing-Obesity-and-Eating-Disorders-in

7 Ways to Have a Healthier Body Image in College: https://www.self.com/story/healthy-body-image-college-tips

Important Reminder: Anyone Can Have an Eating Disorder: https://www.self.com/story/important-reminder-anyone-can-have-an-eating-disorder

NEDA 1st statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_OPCZvQPK/

NEDA 2nd https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOBd8jO7J9/

The Shira Rose: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8zY-lr6PG/

Sharon Maxwell’s (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/

Nia they/them thefriendineverwanted: https://www.instagram.com/p/CogX_uzOvwO/

A Union Busting Chatbot? Eating Disorders Nonprofit Puts the 'AI' in Retaliation: https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation

Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Online Chat: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Online_chat

Chatbot: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Chatbot

Washington University School of Medicine: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Washington_University_School_of_Medicine

Mental health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mental_health

Calling community members liars and ignoring them: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4BiC9AhDe/

NEDA knew about issues with chatbot: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9RxPor-Gx/

Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/

Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Special Edition: Dangerous New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Higher-Weight Children: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/special-edition-dangerous-new-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133444882

Tell NEDA to STOP working with the STOP Alliance: https://www.change.org/p/tell-neda-to-stop-working-with-the-stop-alliance?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Episode 169 - Intuitive Eating for Pets and Dealing With Anti-fat Family

Can pets eat intuitively? Are we messing with their natural ability to eat until they're full by only feeding them at certain times and in certain amounts? Or will some pets just eat forever if we let them? What about fat pets? Should we put them on diets? More listener questions today including how to deal with family who are anti-fat and how to cope with weight gain post intuitive eating.

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Episode 168 - Will Getting Plastic Surgery Mean I Am Anti-fat? Listener Questions!

We have listener questions today! From plastic surgery worries to new type 2 diabetes diagnoses. From being genderqueer and fat to reclaiming the word fat in conversations. Let’s hear from you :)

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Episode 167 - I Am Terrified People Are Judging Me!

So many of us are anxious about people negatively judging our appearance and body size. And let’s be real; people DO judge us and that sucks! So should we hide away and never venture out for fear of that judgement? Do people who seem to not give AF really not give AF or are they only pretending? How can we support ourselves to live with judgement from others? ALSO bonus info: I share every single cost of running a business, that business being mine! From the cost of contractors to Facebook ads and everything in between. If that doesn’t interest you skip to 27 mins in for the fat stuff.

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Episode 166 - The Alleged “Cost” of Fatness on Society

When we see headlines about the cost of fatness on society and what a terrible burden that is - are those numbers real? How do they come up with that number? We are looking at the supposed burden of fat people in Canada today and their $7.1 billion cost and working out how they got to that figure and how much of that number can be attributable to anti-fat bias and the harms living in a society dedicated to fat hate. TW: 3 mentions of O Word by mistake and anti-fat fuckery.

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The costs of obesity in Canada have been estimated at $4.6–$7.1 billion annually: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/hp-ps/hl-mvs/oic-oac/assets/pdf/oic-oac-eng.pdf

Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964496/

Letter to the Editor: Response to Singh et al. (2018). Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity. Canadian Journal of Public Health: https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-019-00223-2

New “ob*sity” treatments and technology to save the NHS billions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-treatments-and-technology-to-save-the-nhs-billions#:~:text=Obesity%20costs%20the%20NHS%20a,spent%20on%20key%20frontline%20services.

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Episode 165 - “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3)

Does weight loss surgery make you thin? What percentage of people is it successful for? Are the side effects worth it and what are they exactly? This episode is a deep dive into bariatric surgery AKA "weight loss" surgery AKA stomach amputation. CW: There are mentions of the O Words, suicide rates, and brief mentions of calories.

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Comparison of the Performance of Common Measures of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery for Association With Clinical Outcomes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2707460

All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055056/#:~:text=findings%20have%20emerged.-,Bariatric%20surgical%20patients%20have%3A%201

Comparison of the Performance of Common Measures of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery for Association With Clinical Outcomes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2707460

Body Image Disturbances and Weight Bias After Obesity Surgery: Semantic and Visual Evaluation in a Controlled Study, Findings from the BodyTalk Project: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012323/

Coping With "ob*sity" Stigma Affects Depressed Mood in African-American and White Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5670735/#R4

Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888907/

Depression, Anxiety, and Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Problems that Remain: https://www.scielo.br/j/abcd/a/tZXDCfc855KxdXcFKTbVtHR/?lang=en

Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery: https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com/article/S1499-2671(16)30072-7/fulltext

Ethical questions about surgery raised by scientists: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/196339

Late Relapse of Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Not Rare, but Not a Failure: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/43/3/534/35625/Late-Relapse-of-Diabetes-After-Bariatric-Surgery

Long-Term Follow-up After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1900516

Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Weight Loss at 10 or More Years for All Bariatric Procedures and a Single-Centre Review of 20-Year Outcomes After Adjustable Gastric Banding: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-018-3525-0

Mineral Malnutrition Following Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771134/#:~:text=Bariatric%20surgery%20exacerbates%20preexisting%20malnutrition,with%20micronutrient%20supplementation%20following%20surgery.

Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.12518

Prevalence of alcohol use disorders before and after bariatric surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682834/#:~:text=There%20is%20some%20evidence%20that

Recent Experiences of Weight-based Stigmatization in a Weight Loss Surgery Population: Psychological and Behavioral Correlates: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2008.457

Risk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932484/

Risk of suicide and self-harm is increased after bariatric surgery - a systematic review and meta-analysis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-018-3493-4

Substance Use after Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789154/

Suicide rates after bariatric surgery: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/#:~:text=Based%20on%20their%20analysis%2C%20the,3.2%E2%80%935.1%2F10%2C000

Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21666276/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Among%20patients%20who%20had,and%2015.2%25%20for%20nonsurgical%20controls.

The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Psychological Health: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/837989/

Untold stories of living with a bariatric body: long-term experiences of weight-loss surgery: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12999

“But Everything Is Supposed to Get Better After Surgery!” Understanding Postoperative Suicide and Self-Injury: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/

Long-term weight regain after gastric bypass: a 5-year prospective study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5459557_Long-term_Weight_Regain_after_Gastric_Bypass_A_5-year_Prospective_Study

Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison: https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison

Ethical Questions About Surgery Raised By Scientists: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/196339

Food Junk Science Blog: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/01/junkfood-science-weekend-special.html

Suicide Rates: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/#:~:text=Based%20on%20their%20analysis%2C%20the,3.2%E2%80%935.1%2F10%2C000

Kaitlin Anderle Who Had Surgery: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9B7HwSh3RM/

Roxane Gay - What Fullness Is: https://gay.medium.com/the-body-that-understands-what-fullness-is-f2e40c40cd75

Lindo Bacon on Bariatric Surgery: https://www.lindobacon.com/HAESbook/pdf_files/HAES_Bariatric-Surgery.pdf

Prevalence of alcohol use disorders before and after bariatric surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682834/#:~:text=There%20is%20some%20evidence%20that

Mineral Malnutrition Following Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771134/#:~:text=Bariatric%20surgery%20exacerbates%20preexisting%20malnutrition,with%20micronutrient%20supplementation%20following%20surgery.

Substance Use after Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789154/

Early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgical procedures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16234496/#:~:text=The%20rates%20of%2030%2Dday,001

All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055056/#:~:text=findings%20have%20emerged.-,Bariatric%20surgical%20patients%20have%3A%201

Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21666276/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Among%20patients%20who%20had,and%2015.2%25%20for%20nonsurgical%20controls.

Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888907/

No evidence that bariatric surgeries save healthcare costs or save lives: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/no-evidence-that-bariatric-surgeries.html

Quote from Junkfood Science: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/02/rumor-versus-facts.html

Accidents or Unintentional Injuries: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/accidental-injury.htm

Early Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Bariatric Surgical Procedures: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/201707

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Episode 164 - What Would You Say to Someone Who Claimed You Are Promoting “Ob*sity”?

Today we have listener questions! What do you say to someone who claims you are promoting fatness? What things can you do to be a helpful fat ally and what things aren’t so great? Where can I find fat trans and nonbinary masculine representation? What to say when someone comments on your unintentional weight loss due to illness? I’ve got all these covered in this episode!

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Episode 163 - Hustle Culture vs Anti-Fat Culture

How do anti-fat culture and hustle culture share characteristics? How intertwined are they exactly? And what about the links to white supremacy culture? I am a recover(ed/ing) hustle culture enthusiast and long-removed anti-fat culture supporter and have observed firsthand the harms of both and how eerily similar they actually are. TW: anti-fat, classist, ableist, and healthist attitudes shared in the show.

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https://www.dismantlingracism.org/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture.pdf

https://twitter.com/DrAmyPorto/status/1603401854725005314

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Episode 162 - Fat People Barred From Home Ownership, Adoption and More

Did you know that in some countries (like Ireland), people with a BMI that is deemed “too high” are unable to buy a property? Fat people are turned away from IVF clinics and their ability to parent an adoptive child can be deemed insufficient due solely to body size. We talk about these outrageous denials of basic opportunities and eugenics that fat people experience in this episode. TW: mention of BMI and weight plus anti-fat bias.

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The Misguided Logic of Deporting Fat People: https://archive.is/1e2Hd#selection-427.0-432.0

Too fat to live here?: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/8970683/Too-fat-to-live-here

Too fat for NZ: Mum can't lose weight fast enough for immigration officials: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300341891/too-fat-for-nz-mum-cant-lose-weight-fast-enough-for-immigration-officials

Bank refuses to release mortgage for woman deemed at higher Covid risk: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bank-refuses-to-release-mortgage-for-woman-deemed-at-higher-covid-risk-1.4517854

Flare: Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights, & Education: https://www.flareproject.org/

Intuitive Eating Counsellor: https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ireland/

Too fat to adopt - the married, teetotal couple rejected by council because of man's weight: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/13/adoption-rejected-couple

BMI Criteria for Adoption: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/66750/bmi-criteria-for-adoption

Guidance on Overweight Adopters: https://www.proceduresonline.com/adoptnortheast/raa/files/overweight_adopters.pdf

We were turned down for adoption for being obese: https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/23/we-were-turned-down-for-adoption-for-being-overweight-2-15462005/

Obese Face Obstacles in Adoption Process: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3429655&page=1

Should there be a weight cutoff for IVF? Firestorm of debate over denying fertility treatments to obese women: https://nationalpost.com/health/should-there-be-a-weight-cutoff-for-ivf-firestorm-of-debate-over-denying-fertility-treatments-to-obese-women#:~:text=In%20B.C.%2C%20private%20IVF%20clinics,with%20a%20BMI%20over%2038

When You’re Told You’re Too Fat to Get Pregnant: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/magazine/fertility-weight-obesity-ivf.html?fbclid=IwAR22Z_wKX0-LyGPhMhnWPaHWjXZn6vw3e-TejXQS3nLic-xsaI21NdwoGyI

Infertility: https://archive.is/8eGnm#selection-1355.0-1355.11

How is weight and height (BMI) used in life insurance?: https://protectyourwealth.ca/height-and-weight-impact-on-life-insurance-canada/#one

Yes, You Can Still Be Fired for Being Fat: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-15/weight-discrimination-remains-legal-in-most-of-the-u-s

At Victoria Hospital, Obese Job Candidates Need Not Apply: https://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/26/victoria-hospital-wont-hire-very-obese-workers/

Most Americans Are Too Fat to Donate their Bodies to Science: https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvjz3d/most-americans-are-too-fat-to-donate-their-bodies-to-science

Overweight and Obesity Statistics: https://archive.is/pRI5D#selection-1345.1-1345.34

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Episode 161 - PE in School And The Horrific Harm Fat Kids Experience

If you went to school and were/are fat then there is a sizeable chance that you have a least some stories to tell about the harm your experienced, specifically about physical education (PE) classes. From government-mandated fitness tests to running around the track in shame many people have had heartbreakingly awful experiences that have turned them off formal exercise, sometimes for good, destroyed self-esteem, and created eating disorders. TW: some pretty awful stories of abusive treatment of kids.

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Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/01/why-pe-is-terrible/581467/

The effects of physical education on student fitness, achievement, and behavior: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027277571830726X

Anti-fat bias in secondary school teachers: Are physical education teachers more biased than mathematics teachers?: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1356336X20932187

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Episode 160 - How Life Changes After You Discover Fat Liberation and Anti-Diet (The Good the Bad and the Annoying)

Discovering fat liberation and anti-diet was life-changing for me! There have been so many shifts in my ways of thinking and a huge change in how I now experience the world. What are these changes and how many of them are good, bad and just plain annoying? Do I wish I could go back to where I was blissfully unaware of anti-fat bias and how pervasive it is?

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Episode 159 - Anti-Fat Bias in the Workplace

What is it like to be fat in the workplace? I asked you to share your stories and I will be sharing the stats. Is there a difference in how fat men vs fat women are perceived and treated? And how much distinction do we see between smaller fat people and larger fat people? We have some pretty jaw-dropping stories of weight bias in the workplace and so if that’s not feeling good for you today skip the second half of the show.

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Obesity Discrimination in the Recruitment Process: “You’re Not Hired!”: Stuart W. Flint,1,2,* Martin Čadek,3 Sonia C. Codreanu,4 Vanja Ivić,5 Colene Zomer,6 and Amalia Gomoiu7: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853419/

The grim reality of being a female job seeker:

https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/job-seeker-appearance

https://d207ibygpg2z1x.cloudfront.net/raw/upload/v1518462741/production/The_Grim_Reality_of_Being_A_Female_Job_Seeker.pdf

When it comes to pay do the thin win? 2010 American Psychological Association: http://www.timothy-judge.com/Judge%20and%20Cable%20%28JAP%202010%29.pdf

Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank: https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i582

Weight Bias in the Workplace: A Literature Review: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/weight-bias-in-the-workplace-a-literature-review-2329-6879-1000206.php?aid=55088&fbclid=IwAR12Ib3IRwZ0iMy4NRzjLWzkkXjcTd_jkUg8452Y97KHd6kEKoSSPfjePUM

Weight Bias: A Policy Brief: https://media.ruddcenter.uconn.edu/PDFs/Weight%20Bias%20Policy%20Brief.pdf

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Episode 158 - Fatness as a Disease and “Ob*sity” Medicine’s Giant Flaws

There has been a shift in recent years to embrace fatness as a disease and in fact, the American Medical Association did do just that in 2013, against advice from many experts. Is the premise of larger body sizes as inherently “diseased” helpful? What about “ob*sity” doctors who advocate for the use of a person's first language? Is that shift going to end the stigma for fat people? Let’s talk about it!

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Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20045868#:~:text=Uncontrolled%20high%20blood%20pressure%20can,risk%20of%20life%2Dthreatening%20complications.

New JAMA Study Challenges CDC’s 400,000 Obesity Deaths Figure: https://consumerfreedom.com/press-releases/99-new-jama-study-challenges-cdcs-400000-obesity-deaths-figure/

How Can You Ignore The Correlation Between Weight And Health?: https://danceswithfat.org/2021/09/14/how-can-you-ignore-the-correlation-between-weight-and-health/

A Disturbing New “Weight Loss Device” Seeks To Lock People’s Jaws Shut: https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2021/07/10558914/otago-weight-loss-device-magnetic-backlash

For an overview of how the media gets it wrong and right check this out: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6H2WAS0E8/

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If you want an overview of lots of studies go here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I0pKz2QZl6x2d2cX3dZ3wKD3iNecOWeppfaDw5fOTMo/edit?usp=sharing

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Episode 157 - Intergenerational Food Trauma

What did you learn from the people who raised you about food and weight? How did their caregivers talk to them about diets and fatness? Today we have a super VIP special guest; my Mum! We talk about The Great Starvation (Irish Potato Famine), and British colonialism and look at research on trauma passed down the generations. Even if you don't come from a family that experienced something similar, day-to-day trauma around food and size can be incredibly impactful for many generations.

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Exploring Irish Multigenerational Trauma and Its’ Healing: Lessons from the Oglala Lakota (Sioux): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276489566_Exploring_Irish_Multigenerational_Trauma_and_Its'_Healing_Lessons_from_the_Oglala_Lakota_Sioux

Summary of "It Didn't Start With You" by Mark Wolynn: https://backend.quickread.com/files/400/books/ebooks/mark_wolynn_it_didn%E2%80%99t_start_with_you_400.pdf?player=1

Intergenerational Trauma In Modern Ireland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dht6aYNPWrA

Effects of Hunger: https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger

Did the Irish Famine trigger mental illness in the Irish?: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-famine-mental-illness-connection#:~:text=Irish%20historian%20Oonagh%20Walsh%20believes,Ireland%20and%20those%20who%20emigrated

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Episode 156 - Part 2: Is Wegovy/Ozempic the Miracle Weight Loss Drug It’s Made Out to Be? (Part 2)

This is part 2 of the breaking down of the newest diet drug frenzy. In today’s episode, we are talking about personal stories of those using the drug, Novo’s lawsuits, and scandals including their marketing campaign which co-opts fat liberatory language in order to trick its consumers. Plus what other new drugs are about, what is happening with celebs and the supply shortage? We have a ton of stuff for you! TW: mentions of side effects

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Send a question to the show: https://forms.gle/bzCgJsLpyyqYShF49

A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?: By Ed Cara for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/a-so-called-game-changing-weight-loss-drug-is-here-so-w-1847309279

Wegovy Isn’t A “Game Changer”, But An Update by Mikey Mercedes: https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/writing/wegovy

https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2-saxenda-and-wegovy/#more-2729

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide

https://www.novomedlink.com/obesity/products/treatments/wegovy/efficacy-safety/clinical-trial-1-results.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014

https://tinyurl.com/yv52yf35

https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/eli-lilly/

https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/ozempic-side-effects.html

https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-saxenda

https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2

https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/SR0725/953

https://jezebel.com/people-are-buying-raw-chemicals-to-concoct-diy-ozempic-1850012753

https://www.instagram.com/fionawiller /

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhbcomoM5Z/

What is Wegovy: https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/wegovy/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/glp-1-agonists

https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/diabetes-type-2

https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/saxenda/what-is

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/spl/data/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9.xml

https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/what-is

Overview of the drugs: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide

Outcome of the trials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3NMTf7VJoCE_r3Qa_q4gxR7esXGFk1231Qi9snuoFs/edit?usp=sharing

Weight Stigma and Marketing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988332 /

https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/06/21/obesity-ama-fat-acceptance

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fat-is-not-the-problem-fat-stigma-is/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654677/

This Diabetes Drug Is Being Prescribed Off-Label for Weight Loss. Now There’s a Shortage, Glamour: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ozempic,wegovy,semaglutide,mounjaro

https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/kim-kardashian-full-body-scan

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage

https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/

https://www.novopricing.com/ozempic.html

https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/categories/diabetes/

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage

https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=813

https://www.drugs.com/drug-shortages/semaglutide-injection-813

https://sports.yahoo.com/ozempic-touted-tiktok-weight-loss-185703390.html

Personal stories: https://people.com/health/tiktok-star-remi-bader-treatment-for-binge-eating/

You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body, The Cut: https://tinyurl.com/3ccdjym4

https://hangrywoman.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn880dmDmPU

Did your doc tell you all the warnings including the box warning for thyroid cancer?: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/informed-consent-what-must-physician-disclose-patient/2012-07

Novo’s Lawsuits and scandals: https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2017/09/13/victoza-maker-paying-58-million-doj-settlement/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novo-nordisk-settlement/novo-nordisk-settles-u-s-probe-over-diabetes-drug-for-nearly-58-7-million-idUSKCN1BG315

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/994741/download

From Fierce Pharma: https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=78734

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Episode 155 - Part 1: Is Wegovy/Ozempic the Miracle Weight Loss Drug It’s Made Out to Be?

Have you noticed this new craze where influencers and celebs are taking diet drugs, specifically Ozempic/Wegovy? Well if you haven’t then you’re one of the lucky ones! This drug is being touted as “game-changing”, a “miracle” and the “end of ob*sity.” But is it? In this 1st episode of 2, we go into the actual science behind the drug, the clinical trial outcomes and who is the company behind manufacturing the drug…and the hype. TW: mentions of side effects

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A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?: By Ed Cara for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/a-so-called-game-changing-weight-loss-drug-is-here-so-w-1847309279

Wegovy Isn’t A “Game Changer”, But An Update by Mikey Mercedes: https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/writing/wegovy

https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2-saxenda-and-wegovy/#more-2729

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide

https://www.novomedlink.com/obesity/products/treatments/wegovy/efficacy-safety/clinical-trial-1-results.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014

https://tinyurl.com/yv52yf35

https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/eli-lilly/

https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/ozempic-side-effects.html

https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-saxenda

https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2

https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/SR0725/953

https://jezebel.com/people-are-buying-raw-chemicals-to-concoct-diy-ozempic-1850012753

https://www.instagram.com/fionawiller /

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhbcomoM5Z/

What is Wegovy: https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/wegovy/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/glp-1-agonists

https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/diabetes-type-2

https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is

https://www.goodrx.com/saxenda/what-is

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/spl/data/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9.xml

https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/what-is

Overview of the drugs: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide

Outcome of the trials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3NMTf7VJoCE_r3Qa_q4gxR7esXGFk1231Qi9snuoFs/edit?usp=sharing

Weight Stigma and Marketing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988332 /

https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/06/21/obesity-ama-fat-acceptance

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fat-is-not-the-problem-fat-stigma-is/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654677/

This Diabetes Drug Is Being Prescribed Off-Label for Weight Loss. Now There’s a Shortage, Glamour: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ozempic,wegovy,semaglutide,mounjaro

https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/kim-kardashian-full-body-scan

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage

https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/

https://www.novopricing.com/ozempic.html

https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/categories/diabetes/

https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage

https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=813

https://www.drugs.com/drug-shortages/semaglutide-injection-813

https://sports.yahoo.com/ozempic-touted-tiktok-weight-loss-185703390.html

Personal stories: https://people.com/health/tiktok-star-remi-bader-treatment-for-binge-eating/

You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body, The Cut: https://tinyurl.com/3ccdjym4

https://hangrywoman.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn880dmDmPU

Did your doc tell you all the warnings including the box warning for thyroid cancer?: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/informed-consent-what-must-physician-disclose-patient/2012-07

Novo’s Lawsuits and scandals: https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2017/09/13/victoza-maker-paying-58-million-doj-settlement/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novo-nordisk-settlement/novo-nordisk-settles-u-s-probe-over-diabetes-drug-for-nearly-58-7-million-idUSKCN1BG315

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/994741/download

From Fierce Pharma: https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=78734

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Episode 154 - Fat Bias in the News

An analysis of the news representations of fat bodies in the last year has been completed by NAAFA which we will go over in today’s episode. Out of 19,000+ mentions of fatness in the news last year, how many are talking about weight loss, diets, and ill health, and how many focus on fat liberation and weight stigma? I also share my own traumatizing experience of being featured in the media which almost lead to my de@th. How fat people are represented in reporting is super important and I’ll share why and the state of where we’re at today. TW: Mention of s*icide ideation.

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Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

NAAFA- Fat Bias in The Media: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e7be2c55ceb261b71eadde2/t/63a3f27c0ef4d901a80b8cac/1671688836910/The+Size+of+It-Fat+Bias+in+the+News-2022+Study+by+NAAFA+%26+Pamela+Mejia.pdf

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Episode 153 - When You Don’t Believe Your Partner Is Attracted to You

This episode is for fat folks who have partners who reassure them that their body is attractive but you just can't seem to believe them or feel it for yourself. Many, many fat folks have experienced this! What could your partner say (if anything) to make you truly believe them? What if your partner has made comments that have sent you ruminating about how they actually prefer thin people? How do we overcome this frustrating feeling? What’s it like for our partners who hear us yuk their yum? All that and more in this episode!

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Send a question to the show: https://forms.gle/bzCgJsLpyyqYShF49

Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad:

http://racebaitr.com/2015/12/03/whom-we-decide-to-lay-with-and-love-is-political-an-interview-no-fats-no-femmes-director-jamal-t-lewis/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279863184_Is_Sexual_Racism_Really_Racism_Distinguishing_Attitudes_Toward_Sexual_Racism_and_Generic_Racism_Among_Gay_and_Bisexual_Men

Fatphobia is not a sexual preference from The Fat Sex Therapist: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-is-not-a-sexual-preference/

Treating My Friends Like Lovers: The Politics of Desirability from Caleb Luna: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-to-be-fat-caleb-luna-sub/

3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/04/attraction-desire-political/

Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom by Marie Southard Ospina: https://www.vice.com/en/article/8894bx/plus-size-girls-sex-stories-fatphobia

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Episode 152 - Diet Culture and Religion

How much has religion influenced the propagation of diet culture, if at all? Are atheists affected by religious moralizing of food? Do beliefs about “indulgences” from the 1500’s still have an impact on us today or are they quite notions from the past? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode!

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Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

Diet Culture Timeline: https://dietculturetimeline.com/infographics/

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/protestant-reformation

https://www.futurity.org/fat-phobia-book-sabrina-strings-2130182-2/

https://qz.com/quartzy/1516625/societys-warped-idea-of-healthy-living-is-based-on-puritanism-not-science

Consuming Bodies: Fatness, Sexuality, and the Protestant Ethic: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gw1m18r

Purity Through Food: How Religious Ideas Sell Diets: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/the-puritanical-approach-to-food/392030/

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Episode 151 - The Whale: Fatphobic Misery P*rn

The movie ‘The Whale’ is now out in cinemas. The fat community has been dreading the release ever since the trailer dropped. Is it as bad as we had feared or is the story told with compassion? What about other films that depict super fat folks who spend their life indoors, are they empathetic or reinforcing the same old tropes?

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Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

The Cruel Spectacle of ‘The Whale’: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html

Behind paywall: https://archive.ph/Iw3iU

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-whale-review-49039630

https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/the-whale-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-review

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-whale-movie-review-2022

The Exhausting Fatphobia of "The Whale" by VICTORIA EDEL: https://www.popsugar.com/author/victoria-edel

Fatphobia Sinks Darren Aronofsky’s Drama, Mark Hanson: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/

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Episode 150 - When the People in Your Life Are Anti-fat and Pro-diet

One of the biggest barriers people who are trying to unlearn anti-fat bias has, is dealing with other people who won’t stop talking about diets and how much they don’t want to be fat. Often these are friends or loved ones and commonly they aren’t talking negatively about YOU directly, but about THEMSELVES (of course there are many exceptions to this). But the message they are sharing is that fatness is bad, they don’t want to look like you or that dieting is a good solution to fatphobia. How the heck do we deal with these people? I am answering real-life scenarios from followers today and the biggest culprit that comes up is” mother-in-law”….lol, ugh.

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Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

WeightWatchers in Germany: https://newsingermany.com/tinder-ad-with-paul-ripke-weight-watchers-responds-to-criticism/

Podcast reviews: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews

Remove, Reduce, Protect: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCeIFAO491/

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Episode 149 - Atypical Anorexia

What’s the deal with atypical anorexia? Is it actually “atypical” and where did the diagnosis come from? Learn the in’s and out’s of this eating disorder and the ways in which weight bias stops people from getting treatment and even diagnosis. Plus: is it true that to be “really” starving you would be thin?

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Join me in the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023

NYT You Don’t Look Anorexic: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/magazine/anorexia-obesity-eating-disorder.html

Free from paywall link: https://archive.ph/3D1b6#selection-635.0-641.483

Sharon Maxwell IG: https://www.instagram.com/heysharonmaxwell/?hl=en

Sharon Maxwell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heysharonmaxwell?lang=en

Perversion of the ego: https://ia600708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/crossref-pre-1909-scholarly-works/10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252946510-4.zip&file=10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252948519-3.pdf

https://childmind.org/article/what-is-atypical-anorexia-nervosa/

https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/atypical-anorexia

https://iamsober.com/blog/what-is-atypical-anorexia-causes-signs-treatment/

Anorexia Nervosa: https://ia600708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/crossref-pre-1909-scholarly-works/10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252946510-4.zip&file=10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252948519-3.pdf

Atypical Anorexia in Youth: Cautiously Bridging the Treatment Gap: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9221982/

Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867380/

Duration of untreated eating disorder and relationship to outcomes: A systematic review of the literature: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/erv.2745

Defining "significant weight loss" in atypical anorexia nervosa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28436084/

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Episode 148 - Biggest Scammers in the Diet Industry

Who has personally benefitted the most from our obsession with thinness? Which individuals are the biggest diet hucksters? From the 1800s right up to the present day I have a list of those who have scammed us the most and in the process line their pockets. TW: I talk about calories, specific diets, and mentions of eating disorders (specifically machine-assisted b*limia).

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The Men Who Made Us Thin:

Episode 1: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuv9f

Episode 2: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuvbl

Episode 3: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuve4

Episode 4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuvfq

https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/W._Philip_T._James

https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201603/adolphe-quetelet-and-the-evolution-body-mass-index-bmi

https://www.cnet.com/culture/cant-stop-eating-pump-will-suck-your-stomach-contents/#:~:text=Segway%20inventor%20Dean%20Kamen's%20AspireAssist,lose%20half%20their%20excess%20weight.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dpk4qm/dean-kamen-inventor-of-the-segway-made-a-bulimia-machine

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://untrapped.com.au/the-shadowy-figures-behind-dentalslim/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1669336828833850&usg=AOvVaw3dedVO2ZoH7jZfzXZQ9F2B

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/06/17/dr-oz-senate-panel-weight-scams/10701067/

https://danceswithfat.org/2020/03/10/noom-nothing-new-everything-harmful/

https://www.noom.com/research/publications/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27819345/

National Institutes of Health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/National_Institutes_of_Health

Dances With Fat: https://danceswithfat.org/2020/02/21/i-cant-believe-people-are-still-pushing-calories-in-calories-out/

Paul Brunton & Richard Hall: https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2002030341A1/en

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Episode 147 - What if You Want to Support a Fat Person to Lose Weight?

We have a special episode today which is for the loved ones of fat folks who are worried about their health or want them to lose weight. I am going to be talking directly to the people who deeply care about a fat person and may say or think something like “I don’t quite understand why they don’t eat in a certain way, or stick to a diet when they know it could have negative impacts on their health.” If you know someone who could benefit from hearing about weight science, and the impacts that living in a fat body has on fat individuals with personal stories then tune in and share. TW: mention of The “o words” and weight in pounds, I also read advice columns from people wanting their spouse to lose weight and that can be hard to hear.

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Link to weight science spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I0pKz2QZl6x2d2cX3dZ3wKD3iNecOWeppfaDw5fOTMo/edit?usp=sharing

Determinants of Health: https://www.goinvo.com/vision/determinants-of-health/

https://fiercefatty.com/blog/why-i-was-happy-when-my-boyfriend-told-me-he-wasnt-attracted-to-me

Advice questions: https://www.unddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/wuhpe6/aita_for_encouraging_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

https://www.today.com/health/my-wife-has-become-too-fat-me-2D80555193

https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/1987nq/how_to_get_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/physical-attraction-what-when-your-spouse-overweight/

https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/1987nq/how_to_get_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/

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Episode 146 - Actions to Take Today to Stop Hating Your Fat Body

Are you struggling with how you're feeling about your body or perhaps your body love journey has stalled and you want some fresh inspiration? Want some tactics and tips that you can take action on today as well as some longer term juicy things you can get your teeth stuck into? If yes, then this episode is for you!

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Episode 145 - Legends That Fatphobia Stole

TW: Fatphobia/diet culture leading to death. I am talking about famous people who had overwhelming pressure to be thin and died trying or their life was damaged because of that. I am also talking about the idea that fatphobia caused or deeply contributed to them being unalive. It’s a pretty tough episode so please skip if you need to.

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https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/fierce.fatty

Amy Winehouse: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/861-we-need-to-talk-about-amy-winehouses-eating-disorder-and-its-role-in-her-death/

Carrie Fisher: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a558228/carrie-fisher/

Carrie Fisher Pressured To Lose Weight Before Reprising Role In “Star Wars’: http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_169413/carrie-fisher-pressured-to-lose-weight-before-reprising-role-in-star-wars/movies

Cass Elliot: https://www.vogue.com/article/mama-cass-elliot-died-almost-50-years-ago-but-her-memory-is-still-obscured-by-fatphobia

https://hillstock.com/2021/02/13/mama-cass-elliot-diet/

Karen Carpenter: https://www.independent.ie/life/the-real-reason-karen-carpenter-was-driven-to-anorexia-26703889.html

Elvis Presley: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/elvis-presleys-lover-linda-thomspon-take-drugs-dentists-office.html/

https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview-lindathompson.shtml

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/elvis-presley-fiancee-never-saw-him-eat-a-peanut-butter-bacon-and-banana-sandwich.html/

Other mentions: https://www.tmz.com/2011/11/02/bubba-smith-cause-of-death-diet-pill-overdose/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hollywoods-dangerous-weight-loss-secret/

Tekashi 6ix9ine Was Hospitalized After Ingesting a Combo of Diet Pills and Caffeine: https://www.nme.com/news/music/tekashi-6ix9ine-hospitalised-after-overdosing-on-diet-pills-and-caffeine-2767448

https://people.com/music/tekashi-69-diet-pill-caffeine-overdose/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0PIgxBE2w/?utm_source=ig_embed

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-hydroxycut-stays-in-business-despite-deaths-recalls-and-a-class-action-suit/

Civilians from an eating disorder prevention company: https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1267/2021/02/STRIPED_news_summaries-diet-pills.pdf

Celebs who had stomach amputation surgery: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/g19976029/celebrity-weight-loss-surgery/

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Episode 144 - Wanna Come on Vacation With Me?? Fierce Fatty Community Vacation!

"TLDR: I am organising a vacation for fatties. Tell me where you wanna go by completing this survey: https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/fierce.fatty

Today I am telling you all about the dream fatty vacation and what you need to do to tell me about your preferences. Do you want to go to Italy, Ireland, or Iceland? Costa Rica, Cyprus, Cambodia?

Fierce Fatty vacation goals:

✈️ A location where the airline has a customer of-size policy

😌 Chilled vibes: no 75 activities a day. Lots of relaxing, and then fun activities every other day

❤️ Incredible community with other fatties

♿️ Accessible for all folks and covid protocols

🎉 Fun, laughter, and FAT JOY!!"

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Episode 143 - Beachbody Announce They Are “Body Positive”, but Are They Really?

Beachbody just announced that they are changing their name to BODi and will be embracing body positivity. Is this another branding tactic like Weight Watchers changing to “WW” or is it another grift to get more people to join their MLM (ahem, pyramid scheme). Perhaps they are genuine in their aims to be more inclusive? Let’s find out in this episode where I talk to ex-Beachbody coach Jen Borruso (@jenb.coaching) who is now a Size-Inclusive Fitness Specialist with her biz ​​Anchor Fit Club (@anchorfitclub)

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Links to follow Jen: https://www.instagram.com/jenb.coaching/

https://www.instagram.com/anchorfitclub/

Beachbody sip and snark: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiWUND_4HWS0q1KjEozppWg

Join Anchor Fit Club: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSp0NlNb-oEeFrm1ATDEGHIMlHXANlN8CN6qZm6ySsPFkOtg/viewform

What has BB stance been on body positivity? (video of autumn calabrese talking shit about bopo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtCLDUP3wG/

Autumn vs autumn: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj504Dnrl6w/

Defining Your Mission and Setting Your Goals | Carl Daikeler + Kat Napolitano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rdT_Rvur6s

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Episode 142 - Why Have I Been Diagnosed With “Ob*sity?” (And When Dieting Is The Only Option)

It’s part 2 of listener questions today! We are talking about why doctors are diagnosing you with fatness in your medical charts when they haven’t weighed you or even spoken about weight. Also, is there a time that weight loss IS the answer? If so, what are those circumstances?

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Send a question to the show: https://forms.gle/bzCgJsLpyyqYShF49

Why do doctors make notes on patients' hygiene, grooming, nourishment, and disposition at each appointment, no matter the nature of the visit?: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-doctors-make-notes-on-patients-hygiene-grooming-nourishment-and-disposition-at-each-appointment-no-matter-the-nature-of-the-visit

Who you calling obese, Doc?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917927/

How doctors describe patients matters – even in their notes: https://cmajnews.com/2022/02/17/wordsmatter-1095989/

https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AutismSpeaksFlyer2020.pdf

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Episode 141 - Listener Questions: Mum Abusive About My Body and How to Stop Fears of Judgement

I am answering your questions today! We talk about being denied IVF due to size, working out if it's transphobia or fatphobic that is causing body dysmorphia, how to call in or call out fatphobic comments, and finally how the heck to stop spiraling when you think everyone is judging your weight.

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Nicola Salmon: https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/

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Episode 140 - Is it Body Dysmorphia or Is It Weight Bias?

“JuSt lOvE YoUrSeLf, I DiD It, So cAn yOu! Yeah, I’m thin, conventionally attractive, neurotypical, white, non-disabled, and rich but ANYONE can do it!” Is accepting your body as simple as choosing to stop hating yourself or could something else be going on if you’re struggling with body hate? Could BDD be at play and if it is is that a form of fatphobia? TW: talking about symptoms of BDD and mention of $uic*de symptom.

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DSM 5 (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) BDD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t19/

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/body-dysmorphia/#:~:text=Body%20dysmorphic%20disorder%20(BDD)%2C,affects%20both%20men%20and%20women

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353938

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/body-dysmorphic-disorder

Treatment: https://www.insider.com/how-to-treat-body-dysmorphia-2018-7

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): https://www.insider.com/how-to-treat-body-dysmorphia-2018-7

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): https://bdd.iocdf.org/professionals/therapists-guide-to-bdd-tx/

Body Dysmorphia is a form of fatphobia: https://www.reddit.com/r/BodyDysmorphia/comments/nuxvdy/body_dysmorphia_is_a_form_of_fatphobia/

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Episode 139 - Kourtney Kardashian and Britney Spears: Thin Celebs Being Anti-fat and Pro-diet

Kourtney Kardashian reveals super concerning rules around the food she is teaching her kids in an interview to sell gummies (of course the gummies are non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, gelatin-free, no artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners, corn syrup, or any actual ingredients at all. They are just air, oh wait, oxygen is a chemical! Oh no!). In the same week, Britney Spears puts up an explicitly anti-fat IG post and calls Xtina’s backup dancers fat. Pluuuuus the fat community is also dealing with the fatphobic mess that is The Whale, a movie starring Brenden Fraser. Fun! /sarcasm. Let’s talk celebs today and their BS. TW: disordered eating (but no numbers and limited food descriptions), anti-fatness.

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Kourtney Kardashian Has Been Accused Of Projecting An “Obsessive" And "Unhealthy” Relationship With Food Onto Her Kids After Revealing What She Restricts Them From Having In A Controversial Interview: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/kourtney-kardashian-unhealthy-relationship-food-children?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharecopy

Kourtney Kardashian Barker Takes On Gummies:

https://technoblender.com/kourtney-kardashian-barker-takes-on-gummies/

Kourtney Kardashian Explains Why She and Her Kids Went Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free: https://people.com/food/kourtney-kardashian-gluten-and-dairy-free/

Britney Spears Said She Didn’t Mean To “Be Critical Of Anybody” But “It Is What It Is” After Body-Shaming Christina Aguilera’s Dancers In A “Fatphobic” And “Disgusting” Instagram Post: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/britney-spears-christina-aguilera-body-shaming-backlash?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharecopy

Britney IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CibIJgMpyi9/?hl=en

A Stockpile Of Points Against The Fatphobic Film The Whale by J Aprileo: https://comfyfat.com/2021/03/01/the-whale/

Aubrey Gordon: https://twitter.com/yrfatfriend/status/1566578114062614529

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Episode 138 - 20 Ways to Tell if You’re Unlearning Anti-fat Bias and Diet Culture and 20 Signs You’re Not

If you’ve lived your whole life being told that fat is bad and dieting will be your salvation then unlearning those messages can be hard! So what are the signs you’re making progress and what are the ways to know that you still have some work to do? I’ll break down both into lists for you in this episode.

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Episode 137 - Fat Shaming in Kids Media

Which shows and movies are the most aggressively fatphobic? I asked my IG followers that question and wow, you had the stuff to say! I got a lot of examples of egregious depictions of fat people that go into the brains of kids. Studies show that kids start displaying anti-fat attitudes by the age of 4, want to help them avoid harmful fat tropes? Listen in! TW: I’m talking about fatphobic depictions and storylines throughout the episode.

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Fatphobic Kids Shows: https://cafemom.com/parenting/210376-fat-shaming-kids-shows

Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0d8tYnW8ag

Trolls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkjPdJHgfco

Peppa Pig: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-peppa-pig-fat-shaming_n_586d158ce4b0d9a5945d505c

Zootopia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zze5ltaDFKA

Snow White: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/red-shoes-and-the-7-dwarves

Blubber by Judy Blume: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blubber_(novel)

Books celebrating body diversity for kids: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/childrens-books-characters-diverse-body-types_l_60340160c5b66dfc1020b205

Lovely: https://amzn.to/3zfUvC6

Pies From Nowhere: https://amzn.to/3zjmAbz

Cave Baby: https://amzn.to/3EoRJhy

Her Body Can: https://amzn.to/3loD6lG

My Rainbow: https://amzn.to/3Cxx0GL

Abigail the Whale: https://amzn.to/2Xm5XyO

What Would Fashion Look Like If It Included All Of Us?: https://go.skimresources.com/?id=38395X1559468&isjs=1&jv=15.3.0-stackpath&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fchildrens-books-characters-diverse-body-types_l_60340160c5b66dfc1020b205&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universalstandard.com%2Fpages%2Fchildrens-book&xs=1&xtz=-480&xuuid=0c81a1e0e5e1be37f96ad8e3b6068266&xjsf=other_click__auxclick%20%5B2%5D

Fry Bread: https://amzn.to/3tN9D8J

Backyard Fairies: https://amzn.to/2XkD5a0

Amanda's Big Dream: https://amzn.to/3lsEXpH

Brontorina: https://amzn.to/3nECIlN

My Great Big Mamma: https://amzn.to/3Avp6Nv

Voice Of Freedom: https://amzn.to/3CfjcAr

The Truth About Old People: https://amzn.to/3EoSEP2

The Body Book: https://amzn.to/3lu3URE

Chunky: https://amzn.to/3lzJ7vZ

Flora And The Flamingo: https://amzn.to/2XhCrKp

Full Mouse, Empty Mouse: https://amzn.to/2XoVX8o

Your Body Is Awesome: https://amzn.to/3hEAFdv

Dusk: https://amzn.to/3kbFi0p

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Episode 136 - Hypnotic Gastric Band and Herbs up your vag to lose weight?!

I have been seeing some wild sh*t advertised lately regarding weight loss. I’ve looked into them and am sharing the most cringe-inducing in this week's episode! TW: I’m gonna be talking about diets and diet claims (no numbers mentioned) and so if you think this could be triggering please skip. TW: In part 1 I talk about transphobia, suicide ideation briefly, and violence against trans folks. Skip to 30 mins in to avoid.

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The Philosophy of Antifa | Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgwS_FMZ3nQ

J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us

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Episode 135 - Food Addiction, Sugar Addiction, CARBS ADDICTION?!

Do you think about food all the time? Countdown the minutes until you can eat again? Are you addicted to eating? In this episode found out what my experience with this is and finally answer the question: Food Addiction, Sugar Addiction, CARBS ADDICTION?! Are they real? TW: I talk about addiction symptoms and binge eating disorder, restriction.

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Request for Comments in Minimum Seat Dimensions Necessary for Safety of Air Passengers (Emergency Evacuation): https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/03/2022-16565/request-for-comments-in-minimum-seat-dimensions-necessary-for-safety-of-air-passengers-emergency

Anne's comment: https://www.regulations.gov/comment/FAA-2022-1001-3731

Evidence for sugar addiction: Behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/

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Episode 134 - How to Decode Alarmist Fatphobic News Stories

A day fails to go by where news outlets don’t report on fatness, how terrible it is, or some new miracle cure that’ll make you thin in an instant (just don’t look at the side effects or efficacy rates!). These can be fear-inducing, and stressful and can lead us to question whether we should just give in and try a new shiny diet. Fear not! In this episode, I will break down how to read a scholarly article to see if something that is being reported in the news media is actually true and if the science was even reliable in the first place.

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What does peer-reviewed mean: https://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2154

Ways to determine research credibility: https://www.eaie.org/blog/8-ways-determine-credibility-research-reports.html

Difference between a research paper and a journal: https://internationaljournalofresearch.com/2019/02/12/difference-between-research-paper-and-journal-article/

Systematic reviews vs. Meta-Analysis: https://guides.lib.odu.edu/c.php?g=966167&p=7021863#:~:text=Systematic%20review%20or%20meta%2Danalysis,the%20results%20of%20these%20studies.

3-minute primer on meta-analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i675gZNe3MY

How to read a scholarly article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThCL_3GQZSc

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Episode 133 - Is the “Ob*sity” Epidemic Real??

“We allllll know that fatness is spreading like wildfire and is contagious and who is going to think of the CHILDREN?!!? ERMGHED!” Is it true that we are in an epidemic and everyone is getting fatter? Do fat people need to hurry up and lose weight in order to save the economy and the lives of children and baskets of kittens from burning flames? Let’s talk about it in today’s episode!

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The obesity ‘crisis’ is a myth by Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/

America's Moral Panic Over Obesity By Megan McArdle: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2009/07/americas-moral-panic-over-obesity/22397/

The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI: https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb

It is WRONG to Charge Large People More for Insurance: https://danceswithfat.org/2010/08/30/it-is-wrong-to-charge-large-people-more-for-insurance/

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Episode 132 - Raising Fat Positive Kids

This episode is inspired by a member of my group program, Fierce Fatty Academy, who shared that her doctor shamed her son's weight. Children are going to be exposed to weight bias, so what can we do when that happens? And what can we do to make sure that we don't unintentionally cause them to stress about their weight and food? Isn’t childhood “ob*sity” causing massive issues in society meaning we need to control children's weights? BONUS: List of 39 books for kids to adolescents that spread the body diversity message.

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Send a question to the show: https://forms.gle/bzCgJsLpyyqYShF49

Filter ads by weight loss: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfB-8nYsfGK/

Children are 242 times more likely to suffer from an eating disorder than they are from type 2 diabetes. If you took a sample of 100,000 children, only 12 would have type 2 diabetes...but 2,900 would meet the criteria for an eating disorder.: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17940755158451275/

By age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape. 40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat. This concern endures through life (Smolak, 2011). PLUS OTHER STATS:  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/ResourceHandouts/GeneralStatistics.pdf

“The best-known environmental contributor to the development of eating disorders is the sociocultural idealization of thinness.” PLUS OTHER STATS:  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders

Division of responsibility: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/

Books celebrating body diversity for kids

45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson

Animals Brag About Their Bottoms by Maki Sato

Body Image Because All Bodies Are Great Bodies by Hohn, Tierra

C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison

Camp Utopia and The Forgiveness Diet by Jenny Ruden

Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls by Sonya Renee Taylor

Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen

Deenie by Judy Blume

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

El Deafo by Cece Bell

I Am Confident, Brave & Beautiful: A Coloring Book for Girls by Hopscotch Girls

I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont

I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr

Jane, The Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt

Karma Khullar's Mustache by Kristi Wientge

Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Listening to My Body: A Guide to Helping Kids Understand the Connection Between Their Sensations by Gabi Garcia

Love Your Body: Your Body Can Do Amazing Things! by Jessica Sanders

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown

Puddin' (Dumplin') by Julie Murphy

Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Stand Straight, Ella Kate by Kate Klise

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince, Elaine Deprince

The Body Image Book for Girls Love Yourself and Grow up Fearless by Markey, Charlotte N.

The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image In An Image-Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor MA

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz

The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self by Katty Kay

The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens: A Non-Diet, Body Positive Approach to Building a Healthy Relationship with Food by Elyse Resch

The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and The Best Burgers in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

The Ugly One by Leanne Statland Ellis

To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Your Body is Awesome: Body Respect for Children by Sigrun Danielsdottir

Your Child’s Weight - Helping Without Harming by Ellyn Satter

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Episode 131 - Help! I’m Surrounded by Fatphobes!

Struggling with accepting your body and unsure why? Could it be that you’re surrounded by people who think dieting is super awesome and fatness is icky? If you are friends with folks who make casual references to thin being better than fat or even full-out fat jokes then this episode is for you! I’m giving you tactics for dealing with them and am also talking about other ways to improve your levels of body satisfaction.

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Bridget Everett show Somebody Somewhere: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12759100/

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Episode 130 - Mistakes Well Meaning Dieticians Make That Can Hurt Fat Folks

I asked the question to my IG followers “What do you think when IE/HAES/anti-diet dieticians share “what I eat in a day” posts?” and the response was overwhelming. Y’all hate it. Today we are talking about that, and the other things that dieticians who care about fat folks might get wrong that can harm fat clients and followers.

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