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Weight bias in health care This is a video created by UConn's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity dramatizing the types of biases - overt and otherwise - that often occur for obese patients in the healthcare setting.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 5, 2020Topics: Compassion Fatigue / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/WeightKeywords: bias / obesity / overweight / weight

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The Weight I Carry (10min read) The author shares an inside look on how he feels about the weight he carries, from the worry he has riding the subway to the way he plans which restaurants will have the right combination of tables and booths to seat him. He talks about what makes him eat and what makes him want to lose weight. It's gripping and honest. Worthwhile read.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoMarch 24, 2019Topics: Obesity/Weight / PerspectiveKeywords: obesity / weight

Everything you know about obesity is wrong 15min read - A description of obesity, weight bias, fat shaming, and a bunch of the consequences from it. A popular article, not a research article, but a comprehensive look at the topic.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoSeptember 20, 2018Topics: Bias / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/WeightKeywords: fat / fat shaming / obesity / shame / weight

Obesity: Can we stop the epidemic? A Harvard Public Health School look at the complexity of obesity and how we, as a medical community, try to address it.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 20, 2017Topics: Addiction / Communication / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/Weight / UncertaintyKeywords: obesity / weight

Why do our brains get addicted a look at obesity from a biochemical perspective

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 8, 2017Topics: Addiction / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/WeightKeywords: addiction / obesity / weight

My battle with anorexia Dave Chawner talks about his experience being anorexic

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 8, 2017Topics: Addiction / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/Weight / Personal ContextKeywords: eating disorder / obese / thin / weight

Why is skinny shaming ok? Emma Woof discusses her perspective as a woman who is not overweight, although struggled with anorexia.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 1, 2017Topics: Obesity/Weight / Personal Context / PerspectiveKeywords: shame / thin / weight

Amy Winehouse: how an eating disorder factored in her death Amy Winehouse lived hard and died young, notorious for drug and alcohol abuse. There was also a significant eating issue - a binge and purge cycle - which was never addressed in her therapy and rarely talked about.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoMay 30, 2017Topics: Addiction / Death&Dying / Guilt & Shame / Obesity/WeightKeywords: eat / thin / weight

Spotting eating disorders at the gym Gym employees are often in the position of spotting people who have eating disorders or are at risk, but approaching those people is not as easy as it may seem. A look at the conundrum of the overexerciser.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoMay 30, 2017Topics: Obesity/WeightKeywords: addiction / exercise / obesity / thin / weight

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