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The hypothetical future thin person fallacy in healthcare

Author
Ragen Chastain
Published
Sat 07 Sep 2024
Episode Link
https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-hypothetical-future-thin-person

While progress toward weight-neutrality is absolutely being made, our healthcare is predominantly based in the weight-centric paradigm. This paradigm currently considers simply existing in a higher-weight body to be a disease and weight loss to be the cure. (Now, there is no shame in having a disease, it’s just that simply existing in a larger body does not qualify.) One of the most dangerous harms within this paradigm is the hypothetical future thin person fallacy.



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