#endweightstigma

[chubbymuffinclub]

drdianagordon

Larger bodied people often encounter reminders that their bodies are the “wrong” size, and that there’s something wrong with them. Lots of minor discomforts, and a few major discomforts, add up over the course of the day. It can make people feel like they don’t fit in, don’t belong, in this world that was not built to accommodate them.

Making the world accessible to people of all body sizes is important to me. Comfort is important, but that’s not the only thing. It’s not just about safety either (which is also incredibly important). This is about inclusion and about making sure that everyone feels like there is space for them in this world. As advocates for body liberation, as so many of us are, we must continue to center the experiences of those who face significant systemic barriers to just EXISTING in their bodies.

[realbodyrevolution]

  So, What is Weight Stigma? Simply put, weight stigma, also know as weight bias or weight discrimination, is a type of discrimination or stereotyping based on a person’s body size. Weight stigma also manifests in fat phobia, the dislike or fear of being or becoming fat... And research shows that weight discrimination is increasing. The war on obesity, which attempts to scare and shame everyone into dieting, is partly to blame. The diet industry, which falsely suggests that one can choose one’s weight on the scale, also contributes. In fact, diets rarely work in the long-term. Weight is largely determined by genetic and additional factors that are outside of an individual’s control. Other factors contributing to weight stigma include our culture’s focus on the thin ideal and media portrayals of overweight individuals as objects of ridicule. In print media, larger weight individuals are often depicted eating [foods traditionally categorized as] ‘junk food’ and with [their] heads cut off, which reinforces the stereotype and dehumanizes them.” 

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[hope-for-olicity]

Posted @withregram • @fatdoctoruk I've said it before and I'll say it again. Ob*sity is NOT a risk factor for COVID. I am concerned that actual doctors are suggesting otherwise. To start with, your weight has zero impact on whether you will catch a virus. Anyone who is suggesting otherwise does not understand the principles of virology. Whilst some people are at risk of catching the virus more than others (immunosuppressed people, for example) viruses don't discriminate when it comes to BMI!!! Now, there HAVE been more COVID related deaths in patients who inhabit bigger bodies, but is not clear yet why that is. A meta analysis back in 2016 demonstrated that the high rate of swine flue deaths in fat patients was due to DELAYED TREATMENT. This supports the argument that weight stigma is most likely having a big impact on COVID outcomes. In other words, prejudice and discrimination within the medical community is may well be partly responsible for unnecessary COVID deaths. But no on wants to talk about this, do they? I'd also like to remind everyone once again that correlation is NOT the same as causation. Whilst it appears that weight and poor COVID outcomes are linked somehow, you cannot jump to conclusions that one CAUSES the other. Anyone who does that is simply looking for an excuse to uncensor themselves and express their deeply rooted prejudice openly, without fear of retaliation. Like Dr Mike Hart, MD. If this guy really is a doctor then he should know all this. But let's face it, this guy just hates fat people. The end. For more troll translations visit @dr_troll_translator #endbodyfascism #endfatshaming #endweightstigma #fatacceptance #EndWeightHate #weightstigma #fatphobiakills #doctors #doctorsofinstagram #doctorsdiscriminate #doctorsdiscriminatetoo #fatdoctor #fatdoctoruk https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZ2JtisKqfLkFESqUEmC1RQAV2zBR5dezhn1Q0/?igshid=1fedm4u75epjn

[jennhickstoronto]

Celebrate! @dancespiritmagazine is showcasing the extremely talented @amandalacount who is #breakingthestereotype! BAM! 💥💥 . . . . #allbodiescandance #endweightstigma #effyourbeautystandards #bodypositivity https://www.instagram.com/p/Boz0dZLH1P-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vd9r1xnmile2

[truweight]

7 Health Signs That Your Child Is Suffering From Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is a growing health threat for children. Lack of sleep, rapid weight gain, decreased activity levels are signs of childhood obesity.

[docconsult-blog]

World Obesity Day 2018: End Weight Stigma  विश्व मोटापा दिवस: मोटापे से जुड़ी भ्रांतियां बदलना है साल 2018 की थीम #worldobesityday #EndTheStigma #EndWeightStigma #DocConsult #HealthyIndia #AyushmanBharat (at Jaipur, Rajasthan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxtNRNHXZt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i2tcbt8vjsge

[truweight]

3 Major Factors of Childhood Obesity & Its Consequences | Truweight

Childhood obesity is a major risk factor for adult obesity and it's association with chronic killer diseases. Read how to prevent childhood obesity.

[theabundantyogini]

#Repost @themindfuldietitian with @get_repost ・・・ Want to help end #eatingdisorders ? We need to shift focus towards factors which precipitate & perpetuate fat phobia, much of which of which also prevents people from fully recovering. Thankyou @foodpeacedietitian • • • Working towards ending fat phobia is one of the ways that we will work towards ending eating disorders and disordered eating. Living in a world where most people have a BMI higher than the cultural norm and where many people fear gaining weight or getting fat sets us up to be discontent and find a plan to "fix" our bodies. .. For many people this may mean developing an eating disorder or disordered eating while pursuing the fix. Maybe if our culture was not so afraid of having a larger body, and we all were able to enjoy life in a variety of body sizes, eating disorders wouldn't be so prevalent. .. Maybe if we didn't connect weight to health, we would no longer make judgements based on sight to predict health, intelligence, and worth. Maybe if didn't have a war on obesity, food peace would be our cultural norm. .. If we ended fatphobia, there would be no need for the multi-billion dollar diet industry. Imagine how we could spend those billions instead. .. Let's imagine a world where fatphobia and eating disorders did not exist. .. .. .. .. .. .. #endfatphobia #endweightstigma #fatpositive #fatpositivedietitian #fatpositivity #bodypositivity #bopo #healthateverysize #HAES #foodpeace #pcosjourney #pcosnutrition #pcossupport #fatandfree #selfloveisthebestlove #nondiet #bodyconfidence #nobodyshame #empowerallbodies #fatactivism #bodyaccpetance #bodyimage #bodyposi #bodytrust #fatpositivity #eatingdisorderrecovery #healingispossible #recoverywarrior https://www.instagram.com/p/Boq89KKH9gl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fy0qmdjy0rli