The Fat Doctor Podcast Weight Stigma in Healthcare (With Dr Greg Dodell)
In this episode of ‘The Fat Doctor Podcast’, Dr. Natasha Larmie is joined by board-certified endocrinologist Dr Greg Dodell.
Together Dr Larmie and Dr Greg Dodell discuss the following:
- Discuss the differences between medical education in the UK and the USA.
- How Dr Dodell became involved in offering weight inclusive care.
- The harm that can be caused by not providing weight inclusive care.
- They discuss the fixation on weight by doctors with it comes to endocrine disorders such as diabetes and PCOS.
- They discuss differences between medical care in the UK and USA in terms of cost of care.
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Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
Dr Dodell’s wife Alexis Conason Psy.D.’s book ‘The Diet-Free Revolution’ is available for pre-order at here.
You can connect with Dr Greg Dodell on Instagram at @everything_endocrine.
You can also connect with Alexis Conason Psy.D. on Instagram at @theantidietplan.
More about the show:
How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie?
How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation?
In her podcast, Dr Natasha Larmie, an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Doctor, examines and challenges 'health' as we know it through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues and friends.
She tackles the various ways in which weight stigma and anti-fat bias impact both individuals and society as a whole. From the classroom to the boardroom, the doctors office to the local pub, weight-based discrimination is everywhere. Is it any wonder that it has such an impact on our health?
Whether you're a person affected by weight stigma, a healthcare professional, a concerned parent or an ally who shares our view that people in larger bodies deserve better, Dr. Larmie and the team at 'The Fat
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