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HealthNotDiets Digest, Issue 36, 2018

August 31 - September 6, 2018

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Articles & Blogs

Fat-Shaming The Pregnant: How The Medical Community Fails Overweight Moms

by Brianna Snyder


“medical professionals are not immune to society’s tendency to disrespect fat people. The stigmatizing message many heavy women get in the doctor’s office is that by their own poor decision-making, they have put themselves and their unborn children in danger.”


https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/fat-shaming-pregnant-overweight-moms_us_5b89a872e4b0511db3d872a9

 

Families 'can't afford to follow healthy diet guidance'

by Katherine Sellgren


“affordability could be achieved through two overarching approaches: increasing the resources and incomes of low income households and ensuring that healthy foods are available and affordable to those on a low income.”


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/education-45420295

 

If You Want To Talk About Physical Health, We’re Probably Going To Talk About Mental Health First

by Jes Baker


“I saw light bulb after light bulb appear above each participant’s head as they learned that there was an alternative to shame, guilt, and restriction/diet based living.”


https://ravishly.com/physical-talk-about-mental-health

 

Australian women want weight management advice

by The Medical Journal of Australia


“The survey also asked women which were the top five health topics that they wanted to know more about. Weight management topped the list (34.9%), followed by healthy eating and nutrition (31.7%), mental and emotional health (29.3%), anxiety (28.3%) and menopause (24.9%).”


Looks like we’ve got our work cut out for us! Time to unpack those weight science myths and misunderstandings!!


https://www.doctorportal.com.au/mjainsight/2018/34/australian-women-want-weight-management-advice/

 

What I learned about weight loss from spending a day inside a metabolic chamber

by Julia Belluz


“Our metabolism silently shifts under new conditions and environments in ways we’re not usually aware of.”CW: very weight centric but interesting account of metabolic testing in someone with weight concern, restrained eating and a smaller body


https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2018/9/4/17486110/metabolism-diet-fast-weight-loss?...