How Obesity Became a Disease and Still Held on to the Stigma

from Slate Magazine 9 months ago

Ever since it showed up on the Body Mass Index, the label 'obese' has been used to judge and often shame people with larger bodies.
Slate Magazinehttps://slate.com/podcasts/well-now/2024/06/stigma-fatphobia-and-a-cure-how-obesity-became-a-disease

Medical associations now classify obesity as a disease requiring medical treatment, impacting the way healthcare providers care for overweight patients.
Slate Magazinehttps://slate.com/podcasts/well-now/2024/06/stigma-fatphobia-and-a-cure-how-obesity-became-a-disease

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