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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

Contributor: Francesca CiminoNovember 15, 2018Topics: Obesity/Weight / Provider-Patient RelationshipKeywords: minority / obesity / poverty / race

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

Understanding and overcoming the challenge of obesity in the armed forces From recruitment, to readiness, retention, resilience, and retirement, obesity affects the military every day. Between 2002 and 2011, the rate of obesity among active duty service members increased by more than half. Maintaining the health and wellness of service members is critical for national security. But like many Americans, service members, veterans, retirees and their families need community support to maintain a healthy weight.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoSeptember 18, 2018Topics: Obesity/WeightKeywords: military / obesity

Can Doctors See Beyond Patients' Weight? A sibling shares his account of his sister's weight loss, the commentary and judgment that accompanied it, and the terrible outcome of its aftermath.

Contributor: Francesca CiminoOctober 19, 2017Topics: Compassion Fatigue / Empathy&Sympathy / Illness & Disability / Loss / Mistakes / Obesity/Weight / Perspective / Provider-Patient RelationshipKeywords: bias / illness / obesity / weight loss

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

Obesity and the US Military a look at the obesity crisis as it affects military members and military families

Contributor: Francesca CiminoJune 12, 2017Topics: Obesity/WeightKeywords: obesity

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

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