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social stigma of obesity

Healthcare Providers Should Make the Switch to HAES

Far too many medical professionals believe weight directly correlates with health. For the well-being of everyone, healthcare providers must leave this notion behind and adopt the health at every size (HAES) approach. Weight-centered healthcare perpetuates weight stigma, or negative attitudes toward individuals based on their body size. The

Confronting weight bias with the film “Your Fat Friend”

Confronting weight bias with the film “Your Fat Friend”

At the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture on March 8, audience members whispered amongst themselves as a theatre screen faded into a forest scene. Then, a woman’s voiceover cut through the silence. “Just say fat,” she said. “Not curvy or chubby or chunky or fluffy or more-