Since most of us work in healthcare, or in a field related to healthcare, it is essential for us to inspect how weight and stigma around weight impact the care people receive from medical professionals. Assumptions about the level of ‘health’ and lifestyle are often made, and diagnoses can be overlooked in favor of focusing on weight. Additionally, factors outside of lifestyle, such as genetics or chronic illnesses, are often ignored. With all this in mind, we wanted to examine how stigma about weight impacts professional practice.
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Fat Politics by 
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by 
