The Fat Doctor Podcast Destroying 10 Lies That Are Used to Justify Weight Based Discrimination
Dec 10, 2025
The discussion dismantles ten arguments used to justify weight-based discrimination. Fat individuals are often wrongly blamed for their health risks. The podcast explores how stigma worsens health outcomes and challenges the misconception that being fat is merely a choice. With a critical look at economic claims, it emphasizes that higher healthcare costs stem from discrimination, not weight. Ultimately, it highlights the need for equal treatment and questions society's moral superiority when denying care.
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Health Isn't A Moral License To Discriminate
- Health status, real or assumed, does not morally justify discrimination against someone.
- Asher Larmie argues that turning health into a moral failing is a logical fallacy and unethical.
Stigma Harms The Health It Claims To Protect
- Weight stigma and discrimination themselves cause measurable harm to health outcomes.
- Asher Larmie cites stress, inflammation and healthcare avoidance as evidence that stigma worsens health.
Costs Don't Prove Causation
- Higher healthcare costs correlated with weight don't prove causation and may reflect inequality and delayed care.
- Denying preventative care based on BMI can increase long-term costs and disability, Asher Larmie warns.