We're covering a doozy of a topic this week - healthcare and weight. We chat about why this conversation is so crucial and provide strategies for navigating weigh ins in a health care setting. We break it down with tips for before and during your appointment to help you feel more prepared. Much of what we discuss comes from the one and only Ragen Chastain. You can learn more from Ragen here on her website https://danceswithfat.org/ or her newsletter https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/. We also reference Ragen's appointment action plan, which you can access here: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/navigate-medical-weight-stigma-by.
Check out these studies that specifically showcase the harm in weight loss:
- The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss:
Tracy L. Tylka, Rachel A. Annunziato, Deb Burgard, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Ellen Shuman, Chad Davis, Rachel M. Calogero, "The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss", Journal of Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 983495, 18 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/983495 - Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management:
Ross R, Blair S, de Lannoy L, Després JP, Lavie CJ. Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb;57(4):330-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Oct 25. PMID: 25459976. - Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition:
Fothergill E, Guo J, Howard L, Kerns JC, Knuth ND, Brychta R, Chen KY, Skarulis MC, Walter M, Walter PJ, Hall KD. Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Aug;24(8):1612-9. doi: 10.1002/oby.21538. Epub 2016 May 2. PMID: 27136388; PMCID: PMC4989512. - How dieting makes some fatter: from a perspective of human body composition autoregulation:
Dulloo AG, Jacquet J, Montani JP. How dieting makes some fatter: from a perspective of human body composition autoregulation. Proc Nutr Soc. 2012 Aug;71(3):379-89. doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000225. Epub 2012 Apr 5. PMID: 22475574.
To access selected annotated studies on Intuitive Eating, visit https://www.evelyntribole.com/wp-content/uploads/Intuitive-Eating-and-Selected-Studies-2022.pdf.
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