TW: This episode contains potentially triggering topics like weight loss, body image, and eating disorders. If you're not in the space to hear about these topics right now, feel free to skip this episode and/or reach out to SHAC counseling services for additional support (links to do this are included below).
Welcome back to What's Up: Wellness from the 3rd Floor! For today's topic, Whitney and Makayla deep dive into the world of toxic weight loss trends on social media, specifically Ozempic, a diabetes medication that has been popularly misused on social media for weight loss. We also discuss the impact these trends have on us, the intersectionality between racism and fatphobia, why we should deconstruct the use of BMI, and how we can begin to move past weight loss trends in a healthy way.
View the transcription here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17QWtl05rRZmRBlV-XXyAVt-QQdv8OAOdsP6PpzGrpzQ/edit
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Mentioned in this episode:
Campus Rec Health at Every Size and Fat Chats - https://www.pdx.edu/recreation/health-at-every-size
NPR Short Wave podcast episode with Dr. Sabrina Strings - https://www.npr.org/transcripts/893006538
Learn more about Dr. Strings and her research - https://www.sabrinastrings.com/
Maintenance Phase episode on BMI - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maintenance-phase/id1535408667?i=1000530850955
How to filter sensitive topics/content on Instagram: https://about.fb.com/news/2021/07/introducing-sensitive-content-control/
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