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I’ve now had eleven different doctors ask me about this article, so let’s talk about it! Here is one of the emails:

“I’m an MD and I just read this article in Medscape about “clinical ob*sity.” Should…

Regular readers may know that while speaking and writing are my primary work, I’m also a Board Certified Patient Advocate and I sometimes work directly with patients, typically in emergency or comple…

I received the following question from reader Jin,

I’m a pharmacist and one of the things I’ve learned from following you over the years is the importance of language. I wanted to ask you about langua…

I received the following question from reader Alina:

I’m a family med doctor and I’ve started seeing lots of publications, even research, using the terms “person with ob*sity” and “person with overw*i…

There are many aspects of weight stigma within the healthcare system that harm higher-weight people. There is an issue that isn't often discussed that underpins many of the harms that the healthcare …

In part 1 we discussed a New York Times article about so-called “Ob*sity First Medicine” (OFM) which suggests that higher weight people with health issues should be targeted for weight loss treatment…

Many of you reached out to me about two articles. One in the New York Times by Gina Kolata about so-called “Ob*sity First Medicine” - OFM (you may remember Kolata from a different article I wrote abo…

I received a reader question from Annilyn who said:

“My doctor just suggested that I try the AspireAssist to lose weight. I didn’t want to Google it because I think it will be really triggering but ba…

In part one we looked at a lawsuit being brought by Jaclyn Bjorklund against Novo Nordisk (maker of Semaglutide - brand names Ozempic/Rybelsus/Wegovy) and Eli Lilly (maker of Tirzepatide - brand name…

I received requests from a number of you to write about this situation. Jaclyn Bjorklund, a 44 year old woman from Louisiana is suing both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.

Content note: this piece will inc…

This is the final part of the series about the study “Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overw*ight or ob*sity: A systematic review with meta-analysis” by Jebeile…

In part 1 we discussed the overarching issues with “Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overw*ight or ob*sity: A systematic review with meta-analysis” by Jebeile e…

The study we’re looking at in this series is “Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overw*ight or ob*sity: A systematic review with meta-analysis” by Jebeile et al, …

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I recently wrote about an NBC News article that included a quote from Tom Hi…

In part 1 we started exploring the concerning new CDC-Recognized Family Healthy Weight Programs and the issues with their requirement that “Family Healthy Weight Programs (FHWPs) are safe, effective …

I wrote earlier about the disastrous American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines, written predominantly by people who were either taking money from the weight loss industry or personally/through their …

I got this question from reader Mina:

I was in a discussion about weight-neutral health and now I feel a bit confused. I practice what I always thought was weight-neutral health and I was chatting wit…

In part 1 we looked at the major issues with the ways that children are labeled “overw*ight” and “ob*se”. In part 2 we’ll look at more of the nuances. Again, Deb Burgard, PhD, FAED was incredibly hel…

I got the following question from reader Lynn:

“I know that they use BMI for kids and I know that it’s different than what they do for adults, but I don’t understand how. Maybe you could write a newsl…

As updated COVID vaccines and this year's flu vaccines roll out, I got a request from several readers to post about the need for longer needles for higher-weight people’s vaccinations.