Teaching Professionals to Deal with Weight Bias Issues
Earlier this year, The Lancet published a six-part series on the obesity epidemic, recommended several changes, including improved training of
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Day: 16 May 2022
Professionals Struggle with Weight Bias Issues
The destructive effects of fat-shaming have been observed in many ways. For instance, Sharon Begley reported for Reuters.com that physicians
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Why Not Fat-Shaming?
On behalf of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, Joanne Ikeda made an unambiguous statement: The whole ‘war on
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Assessing the Flab Quotient
Last time, Childhood Obesity looked at body mass index as the standard of obesity measurement. A study published in the
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Doubts About Body mass index
Science marches on, which sometimes causes embarrassment when new information emerges. This might be the case with body mass index
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Coronavirus Chronicles More Possible Life Hacks
A new expression has entered the language, as people are urged to “drop the Covid 19.” This is of course
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Coronavirus Chronicles Possible Life Hacks for Parents
A disclaimer has to be right up front in the title because nothing ever works for everybody, one-hundred percent, all
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COVID-19 Safety on Sports
The previous post mentioned the new Centers for Disease Control guidance for school sports administrators, which includes the types of
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Coronavirus Safety on Sports
Every so often, a story is published that just sounds crazy. Somebody throws a birthday party for their cat, and
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Kids Sports on childhood obesity
The American Academy of Pediatrics published guidelines for keeping kids safe if they engage in sports, these days. It is
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