Obesity Bias Among Healthcare Trainees
By KRISTIN JAVARAS Published: January 21, 2014 Bias against obese individuals has received some very public attention during the past year. Most recently, Jennifer Lawrence, a young film star, suggested in […]
Tag Archives: obesity stereotypes
In Public Health, Not All Publicity Is Created Equal
The amount of media coverage related to obesity is staggering. Today, one can hardly watch the morning news without hearing stories about the latest predictor of excessive weight-gain or seeing […]
Does body acceptance affect health?
No, but this became a question for Jess Weiner, author, self-esteem expert, and leading activist in the body acceptance movement after a “weigh-in” (no pun intended) with her doc. In […]
Exchanges 