Producer’s note: The audio for this episode is a bit unstable at times, so apologies for that in advance.
In this episode, I chatted with Dr. Katarina Wind, a recent Family Medicine graduate and a weight-inclusive practitioner about weight and fatphobia in healthcare. We talked about the history and application of BMI to medicine, her personal journey with weight perception, and how to approach discussions around weight with patients. The sources from the introduction are included below.
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Sources
References
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- Loveman E, Frampton GK, Shepherd J, Picot J, Cooper K, Bryant J, Welch K, Clegg A. The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of long-term weight management schemes for adults: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess. 2011 Jan;15(2):1-182. doi: 10.3310/hta15020. PMID: 21247515; PMCID: PMC4781196.
- Lee JA, Pausé CJ. Stigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women. Front Psychol. 2016 Dec 30;7:2063. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02063. PMID: 28090202; PMCID: PMC5201160.
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- https://www.brown.edu/news/2016-12-12/famine
- https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/south-asian-health-colonial-history_uk_620e74fee4b055057aac0e9f
- https://obesitycanada.ca/guidelines/weightbias/
- https://thischangedmypractice.com/why-i-no-longer-prescribe-weight-loss/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/business/ama-recognizes-obesity-as-a-disease.html
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