Fierce Fatty Podcast

Some people think that anti-fat bias is just about flippant comments, hurt feelings and harmless jokes. What many don't realize is that anti-fat bias can be deadly. Today, we are joined by Sarah and Tam, who are sharing their stories. Sarah talks about her terminal cancer diagnosis and the symptoms which were ignored by doctors for 2 years. Tam shares the story of her husband, James, father of 2 children, who died aged 37. Huge trigger warning for this episode as we are talking about death, witnessing death, medical harm and egregious anti-fatness. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/198 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Vance memes: https://gizmodo.com/notes-on-a-meme-the-grotesque-pleasure-of-bloated-jd-vance-pictures-2000572683?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Last slide Vance: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHHIh3lTFpa/?img_index=19&igsh=MTNoMDFzdHRnMmVmdQ== Trump and tiny penis statue:  Is there anything really funny about a naked Donald Trump statue? From Quartz https://archive.ph/5zrXl Republican women and makeup tutorials https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGOhmZRS7cX/?igsh=MW4za3o4NHdxa25jaA== The invisible knapsack peggy macintosh: https://www.nationalseedproject.org/key-seed-texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack

Have you seen the JD Vance memes that have been circulating the internet? In them, the meme creators have increased his body size to make him look fat and then laugh at the idea of him being fat. That's the joke. So hilarious (/s). JD Vance who is a horrible human, is being critiqued because of his appearance. This is a common theme in left-leaning circles - if someone is awful, then a great way to humiliate them is to focus on what they look like. Does this mean that “anti-fat bias is the last socially acceptable form of discrimination,” or is something else going on? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/197 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Vance memes: https://gizmodo.com/notes-on-a-meme-the-grotesque-pleasure-of-bloated-jd-vance-pictures-2000572683?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Last slide Vance: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHHIh3lTFpa/?img_index=19&igsh=MTNoMDFzdHRnMmVmdQ== Trump and tiny penis statue:  Is there anything really funny about a naked Donald Trump statue? From Quartz https://archive.ph/5zrXl Republican women and makeup tutorials https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGOhmZRS7cX/?igsh=MW4za3o4NHdxa25jaA== The invisible knapsack peggy macintosh: https://www.nationalseedproject.org/key-seed-texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack

What have we learned about who fat people are from the media we consume? What are the common stereotypes we see again and again? In this episode, I answer those questions and analyse different examples of fat media including the dreaded Fat Monica from Friends. If you can, watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience! But I do also audio describe what we are watching :) TW: anti-fat tropes. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/196 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Fat Monica: https://youtu.be/4FsR2bjpWQU?si=_4keyVF1JS-LvSrg friends Fat Monica and Chandler for the first time: https://youtu.be/0YpxXy-iLwY?si=GzdOfM0Qc_wKuu9f Friends HD Thanksgiving Flashback- Monica and Rachel: https://youtu.be/4G2-QUqdpt8?si=UNqP6hAZmkxDDsbA Friends: Monica and Rachel dancing HD: https://youtu.be/4Ttwl2nfSqE?si=eVPrscNs70n6hs87 Se7en Gluttony scene: https://youtu.be/TQfWTwRbJ4A?si=HAORW-eIp7uLISWQ Seven (1995) First Victim's Body Examination: https://youtu.be/qBlQeq5oabg?si=eJ-Ypfmm3plEU55q Lucozade - Tracey & Sandra (1997, UK): https://youtu.be/rPwi-bUZuis

How can we convince healthcare providers to examine the harm they cause when they tell fat people to lose weight and deny us care? It can be pretty hard to realize that you haven't been providing evidence-based care so it's a challenge! That's where the work of the disability community comes in with their medical and social models of disability. This lets us communicate how medicalizing fatness is not helpful in the same way it's not helpful for many in the disability community. Alongside that, let's talk about harm reduction ideas! We're getting deep today, come join me :) Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/195 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Body Roundess index: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/reader-question-what-is-the-body?utm_source=publication-search Lancet article, TW BS and O Words https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/landia/PIIS2213-8587(25)00004-X.pdf Lancet iraphicnfog, TW BS and O Words: https://www.thelancet.com/infographics-do/clinical-obesity-25 How weight loss and pharma companies are scamming us into thinking they are advocating for fat people: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEvLxpBSdA/bOOUbgoQmhPGxC1ukae9Jw/edit Medical Model vs Social Model: https://eisforerin.com/2017/08/05/disability-101-medical-model-vs-social-model/ Access all areas about Medical Model vs Social Model : https://youtu.be/QT7cyMNDRh8?si=JRiZ6n2bzgWNBBw9 My examples (1st of mm vs sm, then harm reduction): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CTI2CJPU9d3a95ibFwsZkEPWH3XbZ5IgPn9bRB4bAe0/edit?usp=sharing Disability 101: Medical Model vs Social Model: https://eisforerin.com/2017/08/05/disability-101-medical-model-vs-social-model/

It's NOT the most wonderful time of the year for a lot of fat folks because many will be spending time with anti-fat family and then once you survive that it's into the “New Year New You” diet culture dog shit. Ugh. Want some tactics to overcome this stressful time? Tune into this episode for the salve to all this nonsense. Don't forget: you're worthy, you always were you always will be. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/194 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Link to the Your Fat Friend doc: https://youtu.be/VZ61fo1SJWs?si=1iNDEc33RW7powzX Link to healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9 Boundaries song: https://youtu.be/rZ0ZUVXqJc4 New Year, Same Body, More Love: Resisting Diet Culture and Anti-Fatness in 2025 Thursday 16th January, 2025, 12pm PST: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/new-year-same-body-more-love

Having a bigger body and trying to access healthcare can be a struggle at best and lead to mistreatment, misdaignosis and death at worse. I go over the 5 stages of subpar healthcare in this episode, talk about the root of the issue and share some stories. TW: mentions of death from anti-fat bias and other general anti-fat tomfuckery. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/193 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Link for training: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/boundary-boss Take the Fat in Healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9 Five Ways Health Care Can Be Better for Fat People: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/five-ways-health-care-can-be-better-fat-people/2023-07 In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C Health Care: chrome-extension://kdpelmjpfafjppnhbloffcjpeomlnpah/https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/613/2020/11/In-Plain-Sight-Summary-Report.pdf Viral stories show how 'fatphobia' has life-and-death consequences— even for babies and kids: https://www.upworthy.com/viral-post-shows-how-fatphobia-has-life-and-death-consequences-even-for-babies-and-kids Opinion  Doctors have fatphobia, too — which does serious harm to patients: https://archive.md/nhRFl#selection-447.0-453.65 My sister's cancer might have been diagnosed sooner — if doctors could have seen beyond her weight: https://archive.md/CGdDf#selection-903.0-903.98 Ellen Bennett Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/ellen-bennett-obituary?id=40627610 How 'fat shaming' from doctors is leading to misdiagnoses for obese patients: https://cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-august-1-2018-1.4769487/how-fat-shaming-from-doctors-is-leading-to-misdiagnoses-for-obese-patients-1.4769569 Fat shaming in the doctor's office can be mentally and physically harmful: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170803092015.htm Weighing the care: physicians' reactions to the size of a patient: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11477511/ Take the Fat in Healthcare survey: https://forms.gle/wVhrP5EjvyEX5Atx9

Almost 2 years ago I released a 2 part podcast on Wegovy and so I think it's time for an update! Is it true that semaglutide shows reduced cardiac event risk? What have been people's experiences? Is everyone on it now and have we “cured” fatness?? Let dive in! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/192 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Is Wegovy/Ozempic the Miracle Weight Loss Drug It's Made Out to Be?: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxctjwOybEi/?img_index=1 Past Ozempic Fierce Fatty podcasts: https://fiercefatty.com/155 and https://fiercefatty.com/156  The Semaglutide (Wegovy) Cardiovascular Outcome Trial - Part 1: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-semaglutide-wegovy-cardiovascular?utm_source=publication-search Four-Year Outcomes of Wegovy (Semaglutide 2.4mg) Cardiovascular Study - Part 1: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/four-year-outcomes-of-wegovy-semaglutide New study ties weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic to serious gastrointestinal conditions: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ozempic-wegovy-glp-1-1.6988122 Risk of Gastrointestinal Adverse Events Associated With Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2810542 What it's like to stay on Ozempic for years: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ozempic-what-its-like-to-take-for-years-rcna93921 Wegovy now in Canada: Who should (and shouldn't) use the weight-loss drug: https://globalnews.ca/news/10476494/wegovy-drug-canada-weight-loss-drug/ Why weight loss drugs stop working and how to break past the Ozempic plateau: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-weight-loss-drugs-stop-working-how-to-break-past-ozempic-plateau You've Lost Weight Taking New Obesity Drugs. What Happens if You Stop?: https://archive.md/zF3St#selection-4511.0-4514.0 She Shared Her Ozempic Horror Story. TikTok Users Tried to Silence Her: https://archive.md/pFNaE#selection-1635.0-1638.0 Who Can Bring an Ozempic Lawsuit?: https://lawsuitlegalnews.com/news/who-can-bring-ozempic-lawsuit/ Dozens sue saying Ozempic, other weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/21/lawsuits-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-diabetes-harmful/72947158007/ Can Ozempic Kill You?: https://www.motleyrice.com/diabetes-lawsuits/ozempic/safe-for-weight-loss/deaths#:~:text=As%20of%20April%201%2C%202024,as%20%22sudden%20death%22%20cases ‘It changed my life': Ozempic patient shares her good, bad and scary side effects: https://globalnews.ca/news/9809465/ozempic-weight-loss-obesity-diabetes-user-experience-canada/ Dozens sue saying Ozempic, other weight loss and diabetes drugs cause harmful side effects: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/03/21/lawsuits-ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-diabetes-harmful/72947158007/ 18 celebrities who've opened up about taking Ozempic or weight-loss drugs: https://www.today.com/health/celebrities-on-ozempic-rcna129740 Descriptive analysis of TikTok videos posted under the hashtag #Ozempic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949916X23000130 Ozempic Defined a TikTok Era. Now the App Wants It Gone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ozempic-influencers-tiktok-weight-loss-guidelines-1235029891/ When will the Ozempic shortage end?: https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/shortages/information-about-major-medicine-shortages/about-ozempic-semaglutide-shortage-2022-2024#:~:text=for%20other%20reasons.-,When%20will%20the%20Ozempic%20shortage%20end%3F,organisations%20to%20monitor%20this%20situation Update on the supply of Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonists: Notice: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/drug-shortages/information-consumers/supply-notices/ozempic.html

Should we be listening to the seemingly reasonable advice from food journalist Michael Pollan who says “Eat food, but not too much.” How much power does what we eat and how we move our bodies have on our health? What about organic food?? Today I answer a juicy listener question, some join me! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/191 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://kofi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Determinants of Health: https://www.goinvo.com/vision/determinants-of-health/ Food Science Babe Organic food: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xo-TqJ07AJs?app=desktop Fat at Work Webinar: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/replay-webinar-fat-at-work Fat at Work Report: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/fatatworkreport 134: How to Decode Alarmist Fatphobic News Stories: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/134-how-to-decode-alarmist-fatphobic-news-stories/id1481565570?i=1000571237442

  I'm on my holidays and so we have a replay for this episode from 2021 which is still super relevant. Let's listen! P.S. This is when I went by Victoria and she/her pronouns. "Self love means caring for your body which means losing weight!" Seems logical, but is it actually? Does being fat mean you've given up and don't give a sh*t about your body, your health and hate yourself? Let's put this statement to the test! TW: brief mention of sexual assault and I talk about getting a PAP/smear test. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/190 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Instagram post on body love journey: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk8EsOLA3w/ Let's continue the conversation in my free group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiercefattyfriends/ 

What would my life be like today if I had never worked to unlearn anti-fat bias? I was so fortunate to stumble upon the message “It's ok to be fat” over a decade ago and it absolutely revolutionized my life. My life was being ruined by my worship of thinness and obsession with food restriction and body criticism. I'm sharing the 6 main ways my anti-fatness was really messing with me and what it's like now that I've been on the ‘unlearning journey' for 10 years. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/189 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Weight Inclusive Consulting Fat at Work Report: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/download-the-weight-inclusive-consulting-report Training - How to Unlearn Weight Bias (and Be at Peace With Your Body and Other Bodies): https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/replay-how-to-unlearn-weight-bias-and-be-at-peace-with-your-body-and-others Silly song: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZXf2tHwgu/ How to Unlearn Weight Bias (and Be at Peace With Your Body and Other Bodies): https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/how-to-unlearn-weight-bias-and-be-at-peace-with-your-body-and-others

327 people have completed my workplace anti-fatness survey and shared their stories. In today's episode, I am revealing the stats on what percentage of fat folks have experienced anti-fatness at work, which marginalized group is affected the most and what types of anti-fatness are commonest. Plus we have a ton of powerful and painful stories - therefore there is a massive TW on this episode as some things are hard to hear. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/188 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Anti-Fat Bias in the Workplace Survey by Weight Inclusive Consulting: https://forms.gle/RZgA1JFJ2i2Ls6A78

Let me ask you a question: have you ever had diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training that was focused on size inclusion or anti-fat bias? Has anti-fat bias even been a footnote in any DEI training that you've had or seen? I asked these questions to company leaders, DEI professionals and my audience on Instagram and the answer was a resounding big fat ‘no'. This is a problem, a big one. Today we talk about weight bias at work, DEI efforts and fat people's stories. Want me to train at your workplace? Go to: www.weightbiastraining.com Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/187 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Dismantling ​Anti-Fat ​Bias in The ​Workplace: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/understanding-and-dismantling-anti-fat-bias-in-the-workplace DEI's Big Fat Problem:https://www.weightbiastraining.com/blog/dei Is your organization legally required to protect fat folks from discrimination?: https://www.weightbiastraining.com/blog/legal Unfit for Work: Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: https://obesitycanada.ca/weight-bias/unfit-for-work-weight-discrimination-in-the-workplace/ Unfit for Work: Weight Discrimination in the Workplace: https://obesitycanada.ca/weight-bias/unfit-for-work-weight-discrimination-in-the-workplace/ Median earnings for women in 2021 were 83.1 percent of the median for men: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/median-earnings-for-women-in-2021-were-83-1-percent-of-the-median-for-men.htm Research: How Americans' Biases Are Changing (or Not) Over Time: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sDcVL8ooZ9ZsEzNBNIWktvOi4bHDAKnWsmgO7C00tu4/edit The Health & Retirement Study: https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2017-06/health_and_retirement_study_0.pdf The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1171593736/women-weight-bias-wages-workplace-wage-gap Fat peoples experience: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UqQGE4RuJMnUBe_fmAVg7spzlXYYEC2gpY0DEFlSgmw/edit https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10KAblZ_oR5CQUvOsrtHWsInfh7d33Iru?usp=sharing

We allllll know that fatness is spreading like wildfire and is contagious and who is going to think of the CHILDREN?!!? ERMGHED!” Is it true that we are in an epidemic and everyone is getting fatter? Do fat people need to hurry up and lose weight in order to save the economy and the lives of children and baskets of kittens from burning flames? Let's talk about it in today's episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/186 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers https://www.instagram.com/p/C5PaOx7ya4s/?img_index=1 The obesity ‘crisis' is a myth by Harriet Brown: https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/ America's Moral Panic Over Obesity By Megan McArdle: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2009/07/americas-moral-panic-over-obesity/22397/ Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964496/ Letter to the Editor: Response to Singh et al. (2018). Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of “ob*sity”. Canadian Journal of Public Health: https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-019-00223-2 “Ob*sity” In Canada: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/hp-ps/hl-mvs/oic-oac/assets/pdf/oic-oac-eng.pdf New “ob*sity” treatments and technology to save the NHS billions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-treatments-and-technology-to-save-the-nhs-billions#:~:text=Obesity%20costs%20the%20NHS%20a,spent%20on%20key%20frontline%20services

Seemingly there are non-stop stories and notifications of celebrities and influencers being on a new “weight loss journey” after starting on weight loss drugs. Now, Oprah is among that cohort and it has had an impact on her relationship with WeightWatchers. But hang on a minute, doesn't WW sell weight loss drugs? Let's dig into it! Bonus: I also share my favourite purchases under $100 that have positively impacted my life! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/185 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Oprah's Top 20 Moments: https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/oprahs-top-20-moments When Oprah Met Bob: https://www.oprah.com/health/when-oprah-met-fitness-expert-bob-greene/all Conscious Eating: What I Learned on the 21-Day Cleanse: https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/what-i-know-for-sure-oprahs-vegan-cleanse Oprah Buys 10 Percent Share In Weight Watchers, Will Join Its Board: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/19/449929140/oprah-buys-10-percent-share-in-weight-watchers-will-join-its-board Oprah Winfrey reveals she's using a weight-loss drug: ‘Not about willpower': https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/oprah-winfrey-weight-loss-drug-rcna128714 Oprah Winfrey to Exit WeightWatchers Board After She Announced Use of Weight-Loss Drug: https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/oprah-winfrey-leaves-weightwatchers-board-weight-loss-drug-1235926484/ My IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/C38_HrFJX-g/ Weight Loss Drugs Part 3 - Wegovy and Tirzepatide: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-loss-drugs-part-3-wegovy-and Reader Question - What Do You Think Of Obesity Medicine?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/reader-question-what-do-you-think The Truth About The Obesity Action Coalition: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-obesity-action Weight Watchers Expands Their Harmful Model - Adding Prescription Drugs: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/weight-watchers-expands-their-harmful WeightWatchers Clinic: https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/clinic Noom Announces: We're Not a Diet – We're a Pill Mill?: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/noom-announces-were-not-a-diet-were So WW bought Sequence. Here is what it's like on Sequence.: https://www.reddit.com/r/weightwatchers/comments/13ynjs8/so_ww_bought_sequence_here_is_what_its_like_on/ Oprah Winfrey Reveals She Uses Weight-Loss Medication as a ‘Maintenance Tool': ‘I'm Absolutely Done with the Shaming' (Exclusive): https://people.com/oprah-winfrey-reveals-weight-loss-medication-exclusive-8414552

The villainous tricksters behind the veiled push to “advance fat rights” (when in reality they just want to sell weight loss drugs) are at it again. Tigress Osborn from NAAFA is here to stop them though! She joins me on the show to talk about what new games anti-fat organizations are getting up to and why it's a load of BS. Plus we discuss the fat community, fat joy, and fat history. TW: lots of use of the O words as we are covering shit O word organizations are doing. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/184 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers What tomfuckery is Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights? https://right2obesitycare.org./#our-purpose Follow NAAFA and Tigress: http://naafa.org Campaign for Size Freedom  Follow NAAFA @naafaofficial and Tigress @iofthetigress Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-National-Call-to-Action-The-Obesity-Bill-of-Rights.pdf Endorsing orgs: https://right2obesitycare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/List-of-Supporting-Organizations-01.30.2024-1.pdf  

Have you ever read the “Am I The Asshole” questions on Reddit? If you don't know what AITA is: People ask the internet if they were in the right or wrong about a situation that happened in their life. Well, these questions are a source of endless entertainment for me! I brought my friend Summer Innanen from Eat The Rules podcast to get her verdict on four AITA posts that I picked out around weight and diets. Some of these AITA question askers are grade-A donkeys and also there are some grey areas where things are less clear. TW: anti-fatness, ableism, gender A-Hole behaviour. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/183 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Potato recipe: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6-TUWozwf/ When You Don't Believe Your Partner Is Attracted to You: https://fiercefatty.com/153 IG roundup on above podcast episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnntWYqSf_r/?img_index=1 AITA for telling my SIL she wasn't invited due to her weight. https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/173rk9a/aita_for_telling_my_dil_she_wasnt_invited_due_to/ AITA for putting my 9yo on a diet and 'emotionally damaging' her? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/f6eejv/aita_for_putting_my_9yo_on_a_diet_and_emotionally/ AITA for embarrassing my friend's obese boyfriend by making him sit on a chair different from everyone else's at dinner? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/q4yjm5/aita_for_embarrassing_my_friends_obese_boyfriend/ WIBTA for imposing a diet on my wife if she wants to travel with me? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheEx/comments/12i22oz/wibta_for_imposing_a_diet_on_my_wife_if_she_wants/ AITA for covertly losing weight as a bridesmaid & refusing to be set up with her friend after overhearing the bride call me fat? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/r05kk3/aita_for_covertly_losing_weight_as_a_bridesmaid/ AITA for telling my girlfriend to lose weight? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/yeflsb/aita_for_telling_my_girlfriend_to_lose_weight/

Woah nelly, can family be trying or what? Especially if you're the only one talking up about bad behaviour and feel like the black sheep or are being told you're “tooooo sensitive”. If we want to (or have to) spend time with family, having some tactics in our back pockets is a great idea. Sharing your stories, an analogy with a donley and different word tracks in this episode will help you join family celebrations with a little more ease. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/182 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Boundary Boss: https://2-victoria.systeme.io/page-bb Fatphobic family and the holidays: https://www.reddit.com/r/PlusSize/comments/17zqz7b/fatphobic_family_and_the_holidays/ My boyfriends fat phobic family and their sly comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/inlaws/comments/13uozs4/my_boyfriends_fat_phobic_family_and_their_sly/ SASSY COMEBACKS FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE TALKING SHIT ABOUT YOUR BODY: https://fiercefatty.com/blog/sassy-comebacks-for-when-people-are-throwing-shade-about-your-body Nice Ice Spice: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz6ZZj1LfOF/?img_index=1 Hard and soft boundaries: https://www.kcresolve.com/blog/boundaries-and-relationships#:~:text=Unlike%20a%20hard%20boundary%2C%20a,drive%20your%20car%20for%20you. Signs someone doesn't respect your boundaries: https://psychcentral.com/relationships/signs-boundary-violations#discomfort Boundaries kids song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFvJbSQdA4 Oh Boundaries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ0ZUVXqJc4 Leslie Jones funny vidoes: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz_5cpFOI3S/

Some folks can come in contact with fat liberation and turn away shaking their heads at the things that we believe. The thing is, often what they understand about fat liberation is incorrect, a misunderstanding or just plain false. First I talk about the core tenets of anti-fat beliefs and then I debunk the misconceptions that people have shared on the internet. Big TW for this episode as I am talking about actual anti-fat beliefs and the content of those beliefs so there is talk of anti-fatness and ableism throughout. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/181 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

Today we are talking about the the truth about reality television and how devastating it can be to the lives of those featured. There have been incredible numbers of reality TV stars who have died by suicide and I was almost a part of that statistic. If you didn't know, I was on a 2 part BBC show where I lived in a house for 9 days with people who either hated fatness or were fat positive and some inbetween. This is a deeply vulnerable episode where I am revealing exactly what happened and the resulting shame and grief I experienced culminating in active suicide ideation. A massive trigger warning as I will be playing clips of me talking about my ideation from the time after the show aired. If you are struggling like I was, please reach out for help. You are loveable and not alone. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/180 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Suicide in reality TV: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/may/27/why-suicide-is-still-the-shadow-that-hangs-over-reality-tv-hana-kimura-terrace-house Suicide ideation levels: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxBubUPOXd9/ How shame works: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-underpinnings-and-impacts-of-shame/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/emotional-intelligence/202102/what-is-shame-and-how-does-it-show-in-your-life-and-work Reality TV union: https://time.com/6314118/reality-tv-unions-protection/

http://www.fiercefatty.com/179 How the heck do you feel more confident in your body anyway? In this episode, I go through step by step the actions to take. Get ready to make some notes, or not, I ain't the boss of you. Plus, the story of someone making me cry in Starbucks last week after shaming my beverage choice, fun! Also, there's an update on the Wegovy saga at the beginning so skip to 21.38 mins if you don't want to hear that. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/179 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers News from the Wegovy saga: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyO3dPru4CI/?img_index=1 Link to my IG channel: https://ig.me/j/AbaT5mRE9LD96thB/https://fiercefatty.com/179

Listener questions! Questions include: My mum blames her poor health on her weight and won't listen when I tell her about anti-fat bias, what should I do? Help, I have just been diagnosed with diabetes! Is it actually unhealthy to be fat? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/178 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand 165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165 126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126 122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122 90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090 Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1 Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/?img_index=1 Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/ The obesity ‘crisis' is a myth By Harriet Brown https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/ Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues:https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/ Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/ I attend a free virtual weight inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups 25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/ HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/ Don't weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/ https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ for community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat Facebook group in your area or a facebook group on Obgyn's? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.  List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery Fat Friendly Health Professionals List http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/ Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor https://www.instagram.com/p/CtLARDESZtE/?img_index=1

Listener questions part 2! Questions include: Help! I want to lose weight, but not for aesthetic reasons anymore but because the world is inaccessible. How do I cope? How to find a doctor who is fat positive? Is it true that biology dictates that fat people are less attractive to others? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/177 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#excessive_demand 165: “Weight Loss” Surgery Stats and Stories (part 3): https://fiercefatty.com/165 126: Stories from Weight Loss Surgery Survivors Part 2: https://fiercefatty.com/126 122: Stories From Weight Loss Surgery Patients 8 Years Post Op: https://fiercefatty.com/122 90: Will "Weight Loss" Surgery Make You Thin, Healthy and Live Longer?: https://fiercefatty.com/090 Weight loss surgery facts: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrfAJxwSVLj/?img_index=1 Stories from bariatric surgery survivors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/?img_index=1 Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/ The obesity ‘crisis' is a myth By Harriet Brown https://nypost.com/2015/03/22/why-dieting-doesnt-work/ Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues:https://www.facebook.com/groups/221981691163510/ Fat Positive Intuitive Eating Diabetes Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fatpositivediabetes/ I attend a free virtual weight-inclusive diabetes support group here: https://www.laurennewmanrd.com/groups 25+ Weight Neutral and Health at Every Size Resources for Managing Diabetes https://bodyliberationphotos.com/2019/08/30/masterpost-haes-based-resources-for-intuitive-eating-diabetes-and-living-with-chronic-illness/ HAES Healthsheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/type-2-diabetes/ Don't weigh me cards: https://more-love.org/resources/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/ https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ for community and she probably has resources. Do you have a fat facebook group in your area or a Facebook group on obgyn's? As I am in Canada this is where I find my people.  List of Anti-Diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating Providers via Christy Harrison https://christyharrison.com/haes-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-providers-eating-disorder-recovery Fat Friendly Health Professionals List http://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/ Fat Friendly Healthcare Providers https://www.self.com/story/find-fat-friendly-doctor https://www.instagram.com/p/CtLARDESZtE/?img_index=1

With the news of the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley recently I thought it was time to expand the list of famous people who have died at the hands of fat hate or diet culture. The first part is episode 145, but you don't need to listen to that before this episode. I am talking about famous people who had overwhelming pressure to be thin and died trying or their life was damaged because of that. It's a pretty tough episode so please skip if you need to. TW: Fat hate/diet culture leading to death. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/176 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Lisa Marie Presly: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuqObQpx_Uv/?img_index=1 https://fiercefatty.com/145 What is a small bowel obstruction? Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death explained: https://www.today.com/health/news/lisa-marie-presley-death-bariatric-surgery-rcna94299 Autopsy reveals Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-cause-death-bowl-obstruction-rcna94193 Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, dies at 54: https://www.today.com/popculture/music/lisa-marie-presley-daughter-elvis-priscilla-presley-dies-54-rcna65632 Lisa Marie Presley suffered a cardiac arrest: The different signs of heart disease in women: https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/lisa-marie-presley-cardiac-arrest-rcna65716 Lisa Marie Presley 'rushed' to hospital after apparent medical emergency: https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-marie-presley-rushed-hospital-apparent-medical-emergency-rcna65604 Intestinal Obstruction: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/intestinal-obstruction/symptoms-causes/syc-20351460 Explained: What is extreme liquid diet that late Shane Warne followed and how it affects the body: https://www.wionews.com/sports/explained-what-is-extreme-liquid-diet-that-late-shane-warne-followed-and-how-it-affects-the-body-460308 'Detox' or 'juice' diets such as that undertaken by Shane Warne are risky for heart health, experts say: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-08/shane-warne-extreme-diets-nutrition-heart-health/100887810 Remembering the demons that lingered for Dolores O'Riordan on anniversary of her death: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/dolores-oriordan-health What We Learned From the New Brittany Murphy Documentary: https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/what-we-learned-from-the-new-brittany-murphy-documentary.html How Judy Garland's Struggle with Food and Need to Stay 'Camera Slim' Fueled Her Drug Addiction: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-struggle-with-food-drug-addiction/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CMost%20of%20her%20teen%20and,attempted%20to%20manage%20her%20weight Judy Garland: https://people.com/tag/judy-garland/ Elizabeth Taylor: https://people.com/tag/elizabeth-taylor/ Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner: https://people.com/archive/frank-sinatra-ava-gardner-vol-45-no-6/ Despair, Drugs and Attempts to Kill Herself: Judy Garland's Husband Details Her Many Struggles in New Memoir: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-drugs-suicide-husband-memoir/ Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613735839/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=people0d0-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1613735839&linkId=b6c64db51ba5537cde7f6088180c67b0 Judy Garland's Lover Sid Luft Reacted So Badly to Her Pregnancy She Didn't Tell Him About Her Abortion: https://people.com/books/judy-garland-sid-luft-abortion-memoir-judy-and-i/ Judy Garland's Daughter Lorna Luft Sings 'Over the Rainbow' for the First Time in Tribute to Orlando, Stonewall and Her Late Mother: https://people.com/celebrity/lorna-luft-sings-over-the-rainbow-for-the-first-time/ Eating disorder at rootof Terri Schiavo case:https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7318508 Pretty Woman singer Roy Orbison died of a heart attack aged 52 'because of yo-yo dieting' following death of his wife and two eldest children, new TV documentary claims: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6004151/Pretty-Woman-singer-Roy-Orbison-died-heart-attack-aged-52-yo-yo-dieting.html Prince's personal chef reveals musician was frequently ill towards end of his life: https://www.nme.com/news/music/prince-59-1203439 Laird Cregar: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Laird_Cregar#/Death Eddie Muller: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Eddie_Muller Bariatric surgery: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery Oxygen tent: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Oxygen_tent The Untold Truth Of John Candy: https://www.looper.com/981094/the-untold-truth-of-john-candy/ Aaron Carter: 'Basically, I have an eating disorder': https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/04/26/aaron-carter-basically-have-eating-disorder/100922174/ Toxicology: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Toxicology Lancaster, California: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lancaster,_California Lena Zavaroni: fame, anorexia and the tragedy of a 1970s child star: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/26/lena-zavaroni-fame-anorexia-and-the-tragedy-of-a-1970s-child-star UK Albums Chart: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/UK_Albums_Chart Revealed: Callas's secret passion for recipes she refused to taste: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/24/italy.arts

I hate my fat body and I don't know whhhyyyy! Have you ever thought this? If so, you need to check out this episode where I share the 6 things you could be doing inadvertently that perpetuated anti-fatness and could harm your body confidence. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/175 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers www.HAESHealthSheets.com

The American Medical Association released a press statement saying that the use of BMI is problematic. Is this good news?? The AMA famously went against their own expert advice to classify fatness as a disease with the BMI as the way to diagnose the disease so what's with this turn about? Does it mean that the BMI will be no more or is this just more sneaky weight loss industry lobbying which will cause more harm? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/174 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers AMA: Use of BMI alone is an imperfect clinical measure: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-use-bmi-alone-imperfect-clinical-measure AMA adopts new policy clarifying role of BMI as a measure in medicine: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policy-clarifying-role-bmi-measure-medicine National Institutes of Health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/National_Institutes_of_Health 9 Ways to Eat Clean: https://www.webmd.com/diet/default.htm?fbclid=IwAR0pJyF7CaHV6deTttRdAjIWkcwu1tkDnVVBGrWn6jgVElIs4N5LpVgQkXQ Is Obesity A Disease or A Behavior Abnormality? Did the AMA Get It Right?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179496/#:~:text=In%20June%202013%2C%20the%20American,requiring%20treatment%20and%20prevention%20efforts

Today we are looking at the Warsaw Ghetto Hunger Study, the Children of HungerWinter, and the Minnesota Starvation Experiment to answer the question what does hunger do to our mental and physical wellbeing? Massive trigger warning: mention of calories, types of food, starvation, eating disorders, self-harm, murder, the holocaust, and death. Although most are brief mentions and not going into details. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/173 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers The psychology of hunger By Dr. David Baker and Natacha Keramidas: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger  The Starvation Study That Changed The World: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/minnesota-starvation-experiment Physiology of weight regain: Lessons from the classic Minnesota Starvation Experiment on human body composition regulation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13189 The Secret Starvation Study Conducted by Jewish Doctors at Warsaw Ghetto: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-the-secret-starvation-study-conducted-by-jewish-doctors-at-warsaw-ghetto-1.7965422 The Hunger Disease Study in the Warsaw Ghetto: https://www.urologichistory.museum/collections/the-scope-of-urology-newsletter/issue-2-summer-2020/hunger-disease-study This is what hunger does: https://thecorrespondent.com/5379/this-is-what-hunger-does/358445802-e6acda55

Anti-fatness is everywhere, yuck! Do you know what weight bigotry does to our brains and bodies? If not you'll hear all about it in this episode. More importantly, you will also hear about what the science tells us about how to survive this sh*t show. It's good news, you're probably doing a lot of the good stuff already! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/172 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Study Looks At Ways To Protect Ourselves from Weight Stigma: https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=534306&post_id=99410920&utm_source=post-email-title&isFreemail=false&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMDU1OTQwOSwicG9zdF9pZCI6OTk0MTA5MjAsImlhdCI6MTY3ODU1NzcwNSwiZXhwIjoxNjgxMTQ5NzA1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTM0MzA2Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.pc8UxFO8zdkqH3qAKJRqnEoI1s6iY4aLsUtcCk71bEQ Challenging oppression: A social identity model of stigma resistance in higher-weight individuals: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1740144522001061?via%3Dihub Studies on weight stigma and body image in higher-weight individuals Angela Meadows and Rachel M Calogero . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90817-5_28 Fat trans legal histroy: https://www.instagram.com/callmesj.theletters/ SJ donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sj-graduate-and-continue-their-work?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Anti-Fatness and Public Health by Mikey Mercedes and Monica Kriete for New England Public Health Training Center https://www.patreon.com/posts/reconsidering-84517517?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=join_link Sutin, A. R., Stephan, Y., & Terracciano, A. (2015). Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality. Psychological science, 26(11), 1803–1811. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615601103

Fat sex! How does society view fat bodies and how do we view our own fat bodies when it comes to sex and desirability? What impact does that have on the way we relate to others sexually? I talk about how sex was one of the final ways anti-fat bias had a hold on me as desirability is key to seld esteem. TW: mention of fatphobic beliefs about fat bodies. This episode was first aired in December 2020.  Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/171 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Fatphobia is not a sexual preference from The Fat Sex Therapist: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-is-not-a-sexual-preference/ Treating My Friends Like Lovers: The Politics of Desirability from Cale Luna: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-to-be-fat-caleb-luna-sub/ 3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/04/attraction-desire-political/ Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom by Marie Southard Ospina: https://www.vice.com/en/article/8894bx/plus-size-girls-sex-stories-fatphobia

NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) have been in hot water what seems like recently, but actually they have been disappointing people for a while now. If you have seen posts on social media and aren't sure what the whole story is I have you covered today. I am talking about NEDAs anti-fatness, the firing of fat lib senior leader, a disastrous AAP guidelines response, the terrible experience of fat community members, alleged union-busting, the harmful chatbot Tessa, calling community members liars and ignoring them and finally questions around conflict of interest. PHEW! Buckle up, we are in for a ride! Correction: In the episode, I said Chevese Turner was CEO of NEDA but she was actually Chief Strategy & Policy Officer. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/170 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Essential listening: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews/KKT4nvp7 I feel seen: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews/odTr5XW1 International Federation of Eating Disorders Dietitians: https://substack.com/redirect/44032796-2f54-4730-b5f8-b151dcbf63ec?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M  Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email US eating disorder helpline takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/31/eating-disorder-hotline-union-ai-chatbot-harm Sharon Maxwell's (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/ 2nd about AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq80Ql9PeNl/ Chatbot: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs1jp1pPkOs/ NEDA calling her a liar:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4xUNHPmn4/ Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/ Nia they/them thefriendineverwanted: https://www.instagram.com/p/CogX_uzOvwO/ The New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Are Appalling: https://www.self.com/story/new-childhood-obesity-guidelines#:~:text=Pediatricians%20should%20offer%20weight%2Dloss,on%20the%20CDC%20growth%20charts Eating Disorders Support ChatBot Promotes Weight Loss from Ragen Chastain: https://open.substack.com/pub/weightandhealthcare/p/nedas-union-busting-eating-disorders?r=c8nqp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Why I Resigned As A NEDA Ambassador: https://substack.com/redirect/3ef40366-a9ed-4574-8f6b-4278f0156516?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Center for Body Trust open letter about Cheve: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157680391537874&substory_index=0&id=123566472873&paipv=0&eav=AfajwcAiR75t2gC3HfhG65Jqz4HFpaYwEI_HxfdexgdvT_ApSnPcwYgjJgYSeRZ64MI&_rdr Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060640/190443/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and?autologincheck=redirected Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/3/e20161649/52684/Preventing-Obesity-and-Eating-Disorders-in 7 Ways to Have a Healthier Body Image in College: https://www.self.com/story/healthy-body-image-college-tips Important Reminder: Anyone Can Have an Eating Disorder: https://www.self.com/story/important-reminder-anyone-can-have-an-eating-disorder NEDA 1st statement https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_OPCZvQPK/ NEDA 2nd https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOBd8jO7J9/ The Shira Rose: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8zY-lr6PG/ Sharon Maxwell's (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/ Nia they/them thefriendineverwanted: https://www.instagram.com/p/CogX_uzOvwO/ A Union Busting Chatbot? Eating Disorders Nonprofit Puts the 'AI' in Retaliation: https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Online Chat: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Online_chat Chatbot: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Chatbot Washington University School of Medicine: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Washington_University_School_of_Medicine Mental health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mental_health Calling community members liars and ignoring them https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4BiC9AhDe/ NEDA knew about issues with chatbot:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9RxPor-Gx/ Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/ Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Special Edition: Dangerous New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Higher-Weight Children: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/special-edition-dangerous-new-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133444882 Tell NEDA to STOP working with the STOP Alliance: https://www.change.org/p/tell-neda-to-stop-working-with-the-stop-alliance?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Can pets eat intuitively? Are we messing with their natural ability to eat until they're full by only feeding them at certain times and in certain amounts? Or will some pets just eat forever if we let them? What about fat pets? Should we put them on diets? More listener questions today including how to deal with family who are anti-fat and how to cope with weight gain post intuitive eating. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/169 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Remove, Reduce, Protect: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCeIFAO491/

We have listener questions today! From plastic surgery worries to new type 2 diabetes diagnoses. From being genderqueer and fat to reclaiming the word fat in conversations. Let's hear from you :) Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/168 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers "http://www.pronouns.failedslacker.com/ Fat trans/non binary masc folks: Jordan Underwood: https://www.instagram.com/jordallenhall/?hl=en Caleb Luna: https://www.instagram.com/dr_chairbreaker/ J Aprileo: https://www.instagram.com/comfyfattravels/ Da'Shaun L. Harrison: https://www.instagram.com/dashaunlh/ Bryan Guffey: https://www.instagram.com/blackqueeriroh/ Heart: https://www.instagram.com/transyogateacher/ Nat DiFrank: https://www.instagram.com/transfats3xedu/ the non-binary jennifer coolidge: https://www.instagram.com/trans.surrealness/ Mateo Valentino Díaz: https://www.instagram.com/happyfattransman/

So many of us are anxious about people negatively judging our appearance and body size. And let's be real; people DO judge us and that sucks! So should we hide away and never venture out for fear of that judgement? Do people who seem to not give AF really not give AF or are they only pretending? How can we support ourselves to live with judgement from others? ALSO bonus info: I share every single cost of running a business, that business being mine! From the cost of contractors to Facebook ads and everything in between. If that doesn't interest you skip to 27 mins in for the fat stuff. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/167 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

When we see headlines about the cost of fatness on society and what a terrible burden that is - are those numbers real? How do they come up with that number? We are looking at the supposed burden of fat people in Canada today and their $7.1 billion cost and working out how they got to that figure and how much of that number can be attributable to anti-fat bias and the harms living in a society dedicated to fat hate. TW: 3 mentions of O Word by mistake and anti-fat fuckery. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/166 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers The costs of obesity in Canada have been estimated at $4.6–$7.1 billion annually: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/migration/phac-aspc/hp-ps/hl-mvs/oic-oac/assets/pdf/oic-oac-eng.pdf Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6964496/ Letter to the Editor: Response to Singh et al. (2018). Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity. Canadian Journal of Public Health: https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-019-00223-2 New “ob*sity” treatments and technology to save the NHS billions: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-treatments-and-technology-to-save-the-nhs-billions#:~:text=Obesity%20costs%20the%20NHS%20a,spent%20on%20key%20frontline%20services.

Does weight loss surgery make you thin? What percentage of people is it successful for? Are the side effects worth it and what are they exactly? This episode is a deep dive into bariatric surgery AKA "weight loss" surgery AKA stomach amputation. CW: There are mentions of the O Words, suicide rates and brief mention of calories. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/165 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Comparison of the Performance of Common Measures of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery for Association With Clinical Outcomes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2707460 All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055056/#:~:text=findings%20have%20emerged.-,Bariatric%20surgical%20patients%20have%3A%201 Comparison of the Performance of Common Measures of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery for Association With Clinical Outcomes: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2707460 Body Image Disturbances and Weight Bias After Obesity Surgery: Semantic and Visual Evaluation in a Controlled Study, Findings from the BodyTalk Project: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012323/  Coping With "ob*sity" Stigma Affects Depressed Mood in African-American and White Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5670735/#R4 Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888907/ Depression, Anxiety, and Binge Eating Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Problems that Remain: https://www.scielo.br/j/abcd/a/tZXDCfc855KxdXcFKTbVtHR/?lang=en Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery: https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com/article/S1499-2671(16)30072-7/fulltext Ethical questions about surgery raised by scientists: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/196339 Late Relapse of Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Not Rare, but Not a Failure: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/43/3/534/35625/Late-Relapse-of-Diabetes-After-Bariatric-Surgery Long-Term Follow-up After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1900516 Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Weight Loss at 10 or More Years for All Bariatric Procedures and a Single-Centre Review of 20-Year Outcomes After Adjustable Gastric Banding: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-018-3525-0 Mineral Malnutrition Following Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771134/#:~:text=Bariatric%20surgery%20exacerbates%20preexisting%20malnutrition,with%20micronutrient%20supplementation%20following%20surgery. Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obr.12518 Prevalence of alcohol use disorders before and after bariatric surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682834/#:~:text=There%20is%20some%20evidence%20that Recent Experiences of Weight-based Stigmatization in a Weight Loss Surgery Population: Psychological and Behavioral Correlates: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2008.457 Risk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5932484/ Risk of suicide and self-harm is increased after bariatric surgery - a systematic review and meta-analysis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-018-3493-4 Substance Use after Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789154/ Suicide rates after bariatric surgery: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/#:~:text=Based%20on%20their%20analysis%2C%20the,3.2%E2%80%935.1%2F10%2C000 Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21666276/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Among%20patients%20who%20had,and%2015.2%25%20for%20nonsurgical%20controls. The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Psychological Health: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/837989/ Untold stories of living with a bariatric body: long-term experiences of weight-loss surgery: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-9566.12999 “But Everything Is Supposed to Get Better After Surgery!” Understanding Postoperative Suicide and Self-Injury: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/ Long-term weight regain after gastric bypass: a 5-year prospective study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5459557_Long-term_Weight_Regain_after_Gastric_Bypass_A_5-year_Prospective_Study Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison: https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison Ethical Questions About Surgery Raised By Scientists: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/196339 Food Junk Science Blog: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/01/junkfood-science-weekend-special.html Suicide Rates: https://bariatrictimes.com/understanding-postoperative-suicide-self-injury/#:~:text=Based%20on%20their%20analysis%2C%20the,3.2%E2%80%935.1%2F10%2C000  Kaitlin Anderle Who Had Surgery: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9B7HwSh3RM/ Roxane Gay - What Fullness Is: https://gay.medium.com/the-body-that-understands-what-fullness-is-f2e40c40cd75 Lindo Bacon on Bariatric Surgery: https://www.lindobacon.com/HAESbook/pdf_files/HAES_Bariatric-Surgery.pdf Prevalence of alcohol use disorders before and after bariatric surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682834/#:~:text=There%20is%20some%20evidence%20that Mineral Malnutrition Following Bariatric Surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771134/#:~:text=Bariatric%20surgery%20exacerbates%20preexisting%20malnutrition,with%20micronutrient%20supplementation%20following%20surgery. Substance Use after Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789154/ Early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgical procedures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16234496/#:~:text=The%20rates%20of%2030%2Dday,001 All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Associated with Bariatric Surgery: A Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055056/#:~:text=findings%20have%20emerged.-,Bariatric%20surgical%20patients%20have%3A%201 Survival among high-risk patients after bariatric surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21666276/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Among%20patients%20who%20had,and%2015.2%25%20for%20nonsurgical%20controls. Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4888907/ No evidence that bariatric surgeries save healthcare costs or save lives: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/09/no-evidence-that-bariatric-surgeries.html Quote from Junkfood Science: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/02/rumor-versus-facts.html Accidents or Unintentional Injuries: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/accidental-injury.htm Early Mortality Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Bariatric Surgical Procedures: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/201707

Today we have listener questions! What do you say to someone who claims you are promoting fatness? What things can you do to be a helpful fat ally and what things aren't so great? Where can I find fat trans and nonbinary masculine representation? What to say when someone comments on your unintentional weight loss due to illness? I've got all these covered in this episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/164 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Fat trans/non binary masc folks: Jordan Underwood: https://www.instagram.com/jordallenhall/?hl=en Caleb Luna: https://www.instagram.com/dr_chairbreaker/ J Aprileo: https://www.instagram.com/comfyfattravels/ Da'Shaun L. Harrison: https://www.instagram.com/dashaunlh/ Bryan Guffey: https://www.instagram.com/blackqueeriroh/ Heart: https://www.instagram.com/transyogateacher/ Nat DiFrank: https://www.instagram.com/transfats3xedu/ The non-binary jennifer coolidge: https://www.instagram.com/trans.surrealness/ Mateo Valentino Díaz: https://www.instagram.com/happyfattransman/ Fat Allyship: https://www.nylon.com/beauty/what-is-the-role-of-an-ally-to-the-fat-community

How do anti-fat culture and hustle culture share characteristics? How intertwined are they exactly? And what about the links to white supremacy culture? I am a recover(ed/ing) hustle culture enthusiast and long-removed anti-fat culture supporter and have observed firsthand the harms of both and how eerily similar they actually are. TW: anti-fat, classist, ableist, and healthist attitudes shared in the show. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/163 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers White supremacy culture: https://www.whitesupremacyculture.info/characteristics.html https://www.dismantlingracism.org/uploads/4/3/5/7/43579015/okun_-_white_sup_culture.pdf https://twitter.com/DrAmyPorto/status/1603401854725005314

Did you know that in some countries (like Ireland), people with a BMI that is deemed “too high” are unable to buy a property? Fat people are turned away from IVF clinics and their ability to parent an adoptive child can be deemed insufficient due solely to body size. We talk about these outrageous denials of basic opportunities and eugenics that fat people experience in this episode. TW: mention of BMI and weight plus anti-fat bias. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/162 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers The Misguided Logic of Deporting Fat People: https://archive.is/1e2Hd#selection-427.0-432.0 Too fat to live here?: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/8970683/Too-fat-to-live-here Too fat for NZ: Mum can't lose weight fast enough for immigration officials: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300341891/too-fat-for-nz-mum-cant-lose-weight-fast-enough-for-immigration-officials Bank refuses to release mortgage for woman deemed at higher Covid risk: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bank-refuses-to-release-mortgage-for-woman-deemed-at-higher-covid-risk-1.4517854 Flare: Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights, & Education : https://www.flareproject.org/ Intuitive Eating Counsellor: https://www.instagram.com/intuitive.eating.ireland/ Too fat to adopt - the married, teetotal couple rejected by council because of man's weight: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jan/13/adoption-rejected-couple BMI Criteria for Adoption: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/66750/bmi-criteria-for-adoption Guidance on Overweight Adopters: https://www.proceduresonline.com/adoptnortheast/raa/files/overweight_adopters.pdf We were turned down for adoption for being obese: https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/23/we-were-turned-down-for-adoption-for-being-overweight-2-15462005/ Obese Face Obstacles in Adoption Process: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3429655&page=1 Should there be a weight cutoff for IVF? Firestorm of debate over denying fertility treatments to obese women: https://nationalpost.com/health/should-there-be-a-weight-cutoff-for-ivf-firestorm-of-debate-over-denying-fertility-treatments-to-obese-women#:~:text=In%20B.C.%2C%20private%20IVF%20clinics,with%20a%20BMI%20over%2038 When You're Told You're Too Fat to Get Pregnant: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/magazine/fertility-weight-obesity-ivf.html?fbclid=IwAR22Z_wKX0-LyGPhMhnWPaHWjXZn6vw3e-TejXQS3nLic-xsaI21NdwoGyI Infertility: https://archive.is/8eGnm#selection-1355.0-1355.11 How is weight and height (BMI) used in life insurance?: https://protectyourwealth.ca/height-and-weight-impact-on-life-insurance-canada/#one Yes, You Can Still Be Fired for Being Fat: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-15/weight-discrimination-remains-legal-in-most-of-the-u-s At Victoria Hospital, Obese Job Candidates Need Not Apply: https://www.texastribune.org/2012/03/26/victoria-hospital-wont-hire-very-obese-workers/ Most Americans Are Too Fat to Donate their Bodies to Science: https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvjz3d/most-americans-are-too-fat-to-donate-their-bodies-to-science Overweight and Obesity Statistics: https://archive.is/pRI5D#selection-1345.1-1345.34

If you went to school and were/are fat then there is a sizeable chance that you have a least some stories to tell about the harm your experienced, specifically about physical education (PE) classes. From government-mandated fitness tests to running around the track in shame many people have had heartbreakingly awful experiences that have turned them off formal exercise, sometimes for good, destroyed self-esteem and created eating disorders. TW: some pretty awful stories of abusive treatment of kids.

Discovering fat liberation and anti-diet was life-changing for me! There have been so many shifts in my ways of thinking and a huge change in how I now experience the world. What are these changes and how many of them are good, bad and just plain annoying? Do I wish I could go back to where I was blissfully unaware of anti-fat bias and how pervasive it is? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/160 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers

What is it like to be fat in the workplace? I asked you to share your stories and I will be sharing the stats. Is there a difference in how fat men vs fat women are perceived and treated? And how much distinction do we see between smaller fat people and larger fat people? We have some pretty jaw-dropping stories of weight bias in the workplace and so if that's not feeling good for you today skip the second half of the show. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/159 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Obesity Discrimination in the Recruitment Process: “You're Not Hired!”: Stuart W. Flint,1,2,* Martin Čadek,3 Sonia C. Codreanu,4 Vanja Ivić,5 Colene Zomer,6 and Amalia Gomoiu7: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853419/ The grim reality of being a female job seeker: https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/job-seeker-appearance https://d207ibygpg2z1x.cloudfront.net/raw/upload/v1518462741/production/The_Grim_Reality_of_Being_A_Female_Job_Seeker.pdf When it comes to pay do the thin win? 2010 American Psychological Association: http://www.timothy-judge.com/Judge%20and%20Cable%20%28JAP%202010%29.pdf Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank: https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i582 Weight Bias in the Workplace: A Literature Review: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/weight-bias-in-the-workplace-a-literature-review-2329-6879-1000206.php?aid=55088&fbclid=IwAR12Ib3IRwZ0iMy4NRzjLWzkkXjcTd_jkUg8452Y97KHd6kEKoSSPfjePUM Weight Bias: A Policy Brief: https://media.ruddcenter.uconn.edu/PDFs/Weight%20Bias%20Policy%20Brief.pdf

There has been a shift in recent years to embrace fatness as a disease and in fact, the American Medical Association did do just that in 2013, against advice from many experts. Is the premise of larger body sizes as inherently “diseased” helpful? What about “ob*sity” doctors who advocate for the use of a person's first language? Is that shift going to end the stigma for fat people? Let's talk about it! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/158 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20045868#:~:text=Uncontrolled%20high%20blood%20pressure%20can,risk%20of%20life%2Dthreatening%20complications. New JAMA Study Challenges CDC's 400,000 Obesity Deaths Figure: https://consumerfreedom.com/press-releases/99-new-jama-study-challenges-cdcs-400000-obesity-deaths-figure/ How Can You Ignore The Correlation Between Weight And Health?: https://danceswithfat.org/2021/09/14/how-can-you-ignore-the-correlation-between-weight-and-health/ A Disturbing New “Weight Loss Device” Seeks To Lock People's Jaws Shut: https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2021/07/10558914/otago-weight-loss-device-magnetic-backlash For an overview of how the media gets it wrong and right check this out: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6H2WAS0E8/ Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLstAvS1gl/ Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcoU5cqPv7e/ Instagram Reel: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClC7rUIj_vB/ If you want an overview of lots of studies go here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I0pKz2QZl6x2d2cX3dZ3wKD3iNecOWeppfaDw5fOTMo/edit?usp=sharing

What did you learn from the people who raised you about food and weight? How did their caregivers talk to them about diets and fatness? Today we have a super VIP special guest; my Mum! We talk about The Great Starvation (Irish Potato Famine), and British colonialism and look at research on trauma passed down the generations. Even if you don't come from a family that experienced something similar, day-to-day trauma around food and size can be incredibly impactful for many generations. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/157 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers. Intergenerational Food Trauma Exploring Irish Multigenerational Trauma and Its' Healing: Lessons from the Oglala Lakota (Sioux): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276489566_Exploring_Irish_Multigenerational_Trauma_and_Its'_Healing_Lessons_from_the_Oglala_Lakota_Sioux Summary of "It Didn't Start With You" by Mark Wolynn: https://backend.quickread.com/files/400/books/ebooks/mark_wolynn_it_didn%E2%80%99t_start_with_you_400.pdf?player=1 Intergenerational Trauma In Modern Ireland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dht6aYNPWrA Effects of Hunger: https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger Did the Irish Famine trigger mental illness in the Irish?: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-famine-mental-illness-connection#:~:text=Irish%20historian%20Oonagh%20Walsh%20believes,Ireland%20and%20those%20who%20emigrated

This is part 2 of the breaking down of the newest diet drug frenzy. In today's episode, we are talking about personal stories of those using the drug, Novo's lawsuits, and scandals including their marketing campaign which co-opts fat liberatory language in order to trick its consumers. Plus what other new drugs are about, what is happening with celebs and the supply shortage? We have a ton of stuff for you! TW: mentions of side effects Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/156 A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?: By Ed Cara for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/a-so-called-game-changing-weight-loss-drug-is-here-so-w-1847309279 Wegovy Isn't A “Game Changer”, But An Update by Mikey Mercedes: https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/writing/wegovy https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2-saxenda-and-wegovy/#more-2729 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide https://www.novomedlink.com/obesity/products/treatments/wegovy/efficacy-safety/clinical-trial-1-results.html https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014 https://people.com/health/remi-bader-says-she-gained-double-the-weight-back-after-stopping-weight-loss-drug-ozempic/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article&fbclid=IwAR0biGrvtM0QhVywA_LsYTzJ8Z1Kb2L3OvjIyaVMBP2uxxYGkF_5uUaQQsk&mibextid=Zxz2cZ https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/eli-lilly/ https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/ozempic-side-effects.html https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-saxenda https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2 https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/SR0725/953 https://jezebel.com/people-are-buying-raw-chemicals-to-concoct-diy-ozempic-1850012753 https://www.instagram.com/fionawiller/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhbcomoM5Z/ What is Wegovy: https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/wegovy/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/glp-1-agonists https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/diabetes-type-2 https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/saxenda/what-is https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/spl/data/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9.xml https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/what-is Overview of the drugs: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide Outcome of the trials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3NMTf7VJoCE_r3Qa_q4gxR7esXGFk1231Qi9snuoFs/edit?usp=sharing Weight Stigma and Marketing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988332/ https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/06/21/obesity-ama-fat-acceptance https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fat-is-not-the-problem-fat-stigma-is/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654677/ This Diabetes Drug Is Being Prescribed Off-Label for Weight Loss. Now There's a Shortage, Glamour: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ozempic,wegovy,semaglutide,mounjaro https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/kim-kardashian-full-body-scan https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/ https://www.novopricing.com/ozempic.html https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/categories/diabetes/ https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=813 https://www.drugs.com/drug-shortages/semaglutide-injection-813 https://sports.yahoo.com/ozempic-touted-tiktok-weight-loss-185703390.html Personal stories: https://people.com/health/tiktok-star-remi-bader-treatment-for-binge-eating/ You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body, The Cut: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/expert-answers/lada-diabetes/faq-20057880#:~:text=Latent%20autoimmune%20diabetes%20in%20adults%20(LADA)%20is%20a%20slow%2D,producing%20cells%20in%20the%20pancreas. https://hangrywoman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn880dmDmPU Did your doc tell you all the warnings including the box warning for thyroid cancer?: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/informed-consent-what-must-physician-disclose-patient/2012-07 Novo's Lawsuits and scandals: https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2017/09/13/victoza-maker-paying-58-million-doj-settlement/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novo-nordisk-settlement/novo-nordisk-settles-u-s-probe-over-diabetes-drug-for-nearly-58-7-million-idUSKCN1BG315 https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/994741/download From Fierce Pharma: https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=78734

Have you noticed this new craze where influencers and celebs are taking diet drugs, specifically Ozempic/Wegovy? Well if you haven't then you're one of the lucky ones! This drug is being touted as “game-changing”, a “miracle” and the “end of ob*sity.” But is it? In this 1st episode of 2, we go into the actual science behind the drug, the clinical trial outcomes and who is the company behind manufacturing the drug…and the hype. TW: mentions of side effects Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/155 A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?: By Ed Cara for Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/a-so-called-game-changing-weight-loss-drug-is-here-so-w-1847309279 Wegovy Isn't A “Game Changer”, But An Update by Mikey Mercedes: https://www.marquiselemercedes.com/writing/wegovy https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2-saxenda-and-wegovy/#more-2729 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide https://www.novomedlink.com/obesity/products/treatments/wegovy/efficacy-safety/clinical-trial-1-results.html https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014 https://people.com/health/remi-bader-says-she-gained-double-the-weight-back-after-stopping-weight-loss-drug-ozempic/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article&fbclid=IwAR0biGrvtM0QhVywA_LsYTzJ8Z1Kb2L3OvjIyaVMBP2uxxYGkF_5uUaQQsk&mibextid=Zxz2cZ https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/eli-lilly/ https://www.thecut.com/2022/11/ozempic-side-effects.html https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/weight-loss/wegovy-vs-saxenda https://untrapped.com.au/weight-loss-drugs-part-2 https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/SR0725/953 https://jezebel.com/people-are-buying-raw-chemicals-to-concoct-diy-ozempic-1850012753 https://www.instagram.com/fionawiller/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhbcomoM5Z/ What is Wegovy: https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/wegovy/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/glp-1-agonists https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/diabetes-type-2 https://www.goodrx.com/ozempic/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/rybelsus/what-is https://www.goodrx.com/saxenda/what-is https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/spl/data/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9/dade58f4-0941-498f-87bc-0fa4725ed9a9.xml https://www.goodrx.com/victoza/what-is Overview of the drugs: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Semaglutide Outcome of the trials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3NMTf7VJoCE_r3Qa_q4gxR7esXGFk1231Qi9snuoFs/edit?usp=sharing Weight Stigma and Marketing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988332/ https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2013/06/21/obesity-ama-fat-acceptance https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fat-is-not-the-problem-fat-stigma-is/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654677/ This Diabetes Drug Is Being Prescribed Off-Label for Weight Loss. Now There's a Shortage, Glamour: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=ozempic,wegovy,semaglutide,mounjaro https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/kim-kardashian-full-body-scan https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/ https://www.novopricing.com/ozempic.html https://costplusdrugs.com/medications/categories/diabetes/ https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/joint-statement-prioritisation-semaglutide-ozempic-supply-people-type-2-diabetes-during-shortage https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=813 https://www.drugs.com/drug-shortages/semaglutide-injection-813 https://sports.yahoo.com/ozempic-touted-tiktok-weight-loss-185703390.html Personal stories: https://people.com/health/tiktok-star-remi-bader-treatment-for-binge-eating/ You Might Go Through Hell for Your Post-Ozempic Body, The Cut: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-1-diabetes/expert-answers/lada-diabetes/faq-20057880#:~:text=Latent%20autoimmune%20diabetes%20in%20adults%20(LADA)%20is%20a%20slow%2D,producing%20cells%20in%20the%20pancreas. https://hangrywoman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn880dmDmPU Did your doc tell you all the warnings including the box warning for thyroid cancer?: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/informed-consent-what-must-physician-disclose-patient/2012-07 Novo's Lawsuits and scandals: https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2017/09/13/victoza-maker-paying-58-million-doj-settlement/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-novo-nordisk-settlement/novo-nordisk-settles-u-s-probe-over-diabetes-drug-for-nearly-58-7-million-idUSKCN1BG315 https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/994741/download From Fierce Pharma: https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=78734

An analysis of the news representations of fat bodies in the last year has been completed by NAAFA which we will go over in today's episode. Out of 19,000+ mentions of fatness in the news last year, how many are talking about weight loss, diets, and ill health, and how many focus on fat liberation and weight stigma? I also share my own traumatizing experience of being featured in the media which almost lead to my de@th. How fat people are represented in reporting is super important and I'll share why and the state of where we're at today. TW: Mention of s*icide ideation Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/154 Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 Donate on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 NAAFA- Fat Bias in The Media: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e7be2c55ceb261b71eadde2/t/63a3f27c0ef4d901a80b8cac/1671688836910/The+Size+of+It-Fat+Bias+in+the+News-2022+Study+by+NAAFA+%26+Pamela+Mejia.pdf

This episode is for fat folks who have partners who reassure them that their body is attractive but you just can't seem to believe them or feel it for yourself. Many, many fat folks have experienced this! What could your partner say (if anything) to make you truly believe them? What if your partner has made comments that have sent you ruminating about how they actually prefer thin people? How do we overcome this frustrating feeling? What's it like for our partners who hear us yuk their yum? All that and more in this episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/153 Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad http://racebaitr.com/2015/12/03/whom-we-decide-to-lay-with-and-love-is-political-an-interview-no-fats-no-femmes-director-jamal-t-lewis/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279863184_Is_Sexual_Racism_Really_Racism_Distinguishing_Attitudes_Toward_Sexual_Racism_and_Generic_Racism_Among_Gay_and_Bisexual_Men Fatphobia is not a sexual preference from The Fat Sex Therapist: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/fatphobia-is-not-a-sexual-preference/ Treating My Friends Like Lovers: The Politics of Desirability from Caleb Luna: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-to-be-fat-caleb-luna-sub/ 3 Reasons Dating, Attraction, and Desire Are Always Political by Hari Ziyad: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/04/attraction-desire-political/ Fatphobia Exists – and It's Especially Bad in the Bedroom by Marie Southard Ospina: https://www.vice.com/en/article/8894bx/plus-size-girls-sex-stories-fatphobia

How much has religion influenced the propagation of diet culture, if at all? Are atheists affected by religious moralizing of food? Do beliefs about “indulgences” from the 1500's still have an impact on us today or are they quite notions from the past? Let's talk about it in today's episode! Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/152 Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 Diet Culture Timeline: https://dietculturetimeline.com/infographics/ https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/protestant-reformation https://www.futurity.org/fat-phobia-book-sabrina-strings-2130182-2/ https://qz.com/quartzy/1516625/societys-warped-idea-of-healthy-living-is-based-on-puritanism-not-science Consuming Bodies: Fatness, Sexuality, and the Protestant Ethic: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4gw1m18r Purity Through Food: How Religious Ideas Sell Diets: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/the-puritanical-approach-to-food/392030/ Purity Through Food: How Religious Ideas Sell Diets https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/the-puritanical-approach-to-food/392030/

The movie ‘The Whale' is now out in cinemas. The fat community has been dreading the release ever since the trailer dropped. Is it as bad as we had feared or is the story told with compassion? What about other films that depict super fat folks who spend their life indoors, are they empathetic or reinforcing the same old tropes? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/151 Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 The Cruel Spectacle of ‘The Whale': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html Behind paywall: https://archive.ph/Iw3iU https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-whale-review-49039630 https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/the-whale-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-review https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-whale-movie-review-2022 The Exhausting Fatphobia of "The Whale" by VICTORIA EDEL: https://www.popsugar.com/author/victoria-edel Fatphobia Sinks Darren Aronofsky's Drama, Mark Hanson: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/

One of the biggest barriers people who are trying to unlearn anti-fat bias has, is dealing with other people who won't stop talking about diets and how much they don't want to be fat. Often these are friends or loved ones and commonly they aren't talking negatively about YOU directly, but about THEMSELVES (of course there are many exceptions to this). But the message they are sharing is that fatness is bad, they don't want to look like you or that dieting is a good solution to fatphobia. How the heck do we deal with these people? I am answering real-life scenarios from followers today and the biggest culprit that comes up is” mother-in-law”….lol, ugh. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/150 Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 WeightWatchers in Germany: https://newsingermany.com/tinder-ad-with-paul-ripke-weight-watchers-responds-to-criticism/ Podcast reviews: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews Remove, Reduce, Protect: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCeIFAO491/

What's the deal with atypical anorexia? Is it actually “atypical” and where did the diagnosis come from? Learn the in's and out's of this eating disorder and the ways in which weight bias stops people from getting treatment and even diagnosis. Plus: is it true that to be “really” starving you would be thin? Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/149 Join me in the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 NYT You Don't Look Anorexic: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/magazine/anorexia-obesity-eating-disorder.html and free from paywall link: https://archive.ph/3D1b6#selection-635.0-641.483 Sharon Maxwell IG: https://www.instagram.com/heysharonmaxwell/?hl=en Sharon Maxwell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heysharonmaxwell?lang=en Perversion of the ego: https://ia600708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/crossref-pre-1909-scholarly-works/10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252946510-4.zip&file=10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252948519-3.pdf https://childmind.org/article/what-is-atypical-anorexia-nervosa/ https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/atypical-anorexia https://iamsober.com/blog/what-is-atypical-anorexia-causes-signs-treatment/ Anorexia Nervosa: https://ia600708.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/22/items/crossref-pre-1909-scholarly-works/10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252946510-4.zip&file=10.1016%252Fs0140-6736%252800%252948519-3.pdf Atypical Anorexia in Youth: Cautiously Bridging the Treatment Gap: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9221982/ Eating disorders in adolescent boys and young men: an update: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867380/ Duration of untreated eating disorder and relationship to outcomes: A systematic review of the literature: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/erv.2745 Defining "significant weight loss" in atypical anorexia nervosa: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28436084/

Who has personally benefitted the most from our obsession with thinness? Which individuals are the biggest diet hucksters? From the 1800s right up to the present day I have a list of those who have scammed us the most and in the process line their pockets. TW: I talk about calories, specific diets, and mentions of eating disorders (specifically machine-assisted b*limia). Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/148 The Men Who Made Us Thin Episode 1: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuv9f Episode 2: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuvbl Episode 3: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuve4 Episode 4: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2cuvfq https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/W._Philip_T._James https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bariatric_surgery https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201603/adolphe-quetelet-and-the-evolution-body-mass-index-bmi https://www.cnet.com/culture/cant-stop-eating-pump-will-suck-your-stomach-contents/#:~:text=Segway%20inventor%20Dean%20Kamen's%20AspireAssist,lose%20half%20their%20excess%20weight. https://www.vice.com/en/article/dpk4qm/dean-kamen-inventor-of-the-segway-made-a-bulimia-machine https://www.google.com/url?q=https://untrapped.com.au/the-shadowy-figures-behind-dentalslim/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1669336828833850&usg=AOvVaw3dedVO2ZoH7jZfzXZQ9F2B https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/06/17/dr-oz-senate-panel-weight-scams/10701067/ https://danceswithfat.org/2020/03/10/noom-nothing-new-everything-harmful/ https://www.noom.com/research/publications/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27819345/ National Institutes of Health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/National_Institutes_of_Health Dances With Fat: https://danceswithfat.org/2020/02/21/i-cant-believe-people-are-still-pushing-calories-in-calories-out/ Paul Brunton & Richard Hall: https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2002030341A1/en