Episodes
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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
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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
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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-cleanseOprah 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
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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
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What tomfuckery is Right 2 Ob*sity Care up to with the O Bill of Rights?
https://right2obesitycare.org./#our-purposeFollow NAAFA and Tigress:
http://naafa.org
Campaign for Size Freedom
Follow NAAFA @naafaofficial and Tigress @iofthetigressRight 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
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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/
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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
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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-houseSuicide 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/
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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
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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/090Weight 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=1Association 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-recoveryFat 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
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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/090Weight 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=1Association 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-recoveryFat 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
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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
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Lisa Marie Presly: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuqObQpx_Uv/?img_index=1
https://fiercefatty.com/145What 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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_linkSutin, 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
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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
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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
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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
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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&_rdrClinical 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
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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
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Remove, Reduce, Protect: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCeIFAO491/
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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
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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/
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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
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