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June 16, 2020 Bariatric, Complications, Obesity, Social Issues of Obesityattorney, bariatric surgery, fat shaming, Healthcare, Malpractice, medical, obese, obesity, plastic surgery, treatment, weight bias, weight discrimination

Advocating for Your Healthcare as an Obese Patient

At one time or another, we are subject to fat shaming and weight discrimination. Even in the sacred space of healthcare, practitioners often treat us indifferently rather than properly. The New York Times newspaper reports our healthcare system — in its attitudes, equipment and common practices — is ill prepared. And its practitioners are often […]

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January 26, 2017 Body Image, Strugglesfat stereotypes, obese, obesity, Obesity Stigma, Obesity Stigmatization, stigma about obesity, Stigma about Obesity Remains after Weight Loss, stigmas about weight loss surgery, weight bias, weight discrimination

Stigma about Obesity Remains after Weight Loss 

The stigma about obesity can remain even after a person is successful at weight loss. I myself found that I still believed some of the “fat stereotypes” after my bariatric surgery and weight loss! I needed to shift my perception in order to come to terms with the obesity baggage that I carried for years. […]

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January 4, 2016 Obesity, Social Issues of ObesityLaws Against Obesity Discrimination, obese, obesity, obesity discrimination, obesity-related workplace discrimination, Shame on Weight Discrimination at Work, size acceptance in the workplace, social issues, weight bias, weight bias laws, weight discrimination, weight discrimination at work, weight discrimination in the workplace, Workplace weight discrimination

Shame on Weight Discrimination at Work

I have worked in the health and wellness industry for my entire career. But it was not until I lost weight following gastric bypass surgery that anyone would hire me on their staff. Before losing weight, I only could get hired for temporary work assignments. That went on for nearly 10 solid years. This practice […]

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October 26, 2015 Bariatric Surgerybariatric surgery, bariatric surgery options, Doctors Won't Suggest Bariatric Surgery, gastric bypass, obesity, weight bias, weight loss surgery

Doctors Won’t Suggest Bariatric Surgery

Although attitudes about bariatric surgery are getting better, there are still a number of concerns. Twenty years ago researchers found that 80% of bariatric surgery patients were disrespected by medical professionals because of their obesity, known as weight bias. A study that was done ten years later showed that the number of people who reported […]

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