This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! Reader Janelle asked “I finally got my boyfriend to admit that fat people deserve healthcare beyond just weight loss, but then he said ‘you already have that.’ How do you explain to people that our healthcare system is rooted in weight stigma – that fat people aren’t getting care like thin people do? While I’m on the subject, what are red flags for you that a practitioner is a fatphobe?”
How to Explain Weight Stigma in Healthcare
How to Explain Weight Stigma in Healthcare
How to Explain Weight Stigma in Healthcare
This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! Reader Janelle asked “I finally got my boyfriend to admit that fat people deserve healthcare beyond just weight loss, but then he said ‘you already have that.’ How do you explain to people that our healthcare system is rooted in weight stigma – that fat people aren’t getting care like thin people do? While I’m on the subject, what are red flags for you that a practitioner is a fatphobe?”