
Ep 18: 'Obesity': Unpacking 'risk' vs 'disease'
This episode delves into the definition(s) of 'disease' and 'risk factor' and how body size has come to be understood by various 'body size...
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Mainstream weight science is built upon a plethora of assumptions. We now know that many of these assumptions about human body weight and health are flawed. Let me tell you why.

This episode delves into the definition(s) of 'disease' and 'risk factor' and how body size has come to be understood by various 'body size...

Malnutrition is a condition that has both short-term and long lasting consequences. In this episode I unpack the science of malnutrition, it...

In recent years nutrition research has moved from a focus on nutrients to a focus on foods and eating patterns. Dietary quality broadly refe...

Dietitians and nutrition professionals can feel like the ‘nutrition baby’ is being thrown out with the ‘diet bathwater’ when learning about...

This episode covers the development of the Intuitive Eating Scale, and it’s follow-up, the Intuitive Eating Scale 2 (IES2). I talk about the...

One of my favourite theories of social science is the Diffusion of Innovations theory. It so beautifully explains how new ideas spread throu...

We continually hear this magical 5% weight loss goal for people with type 2 diabetes, that losing 5% of your body weight is going to result...

This episode I take you through some components of the science of human persuasion with ‘unboxing wellness marketing’. As my following on In...

In this episode I take you through the clinical model that I developed during my PhD research. This model is a weight-neutral, size inclusiv...

This episode delves into theories of human morality and medical ethics and their role in fat-phobia. I unpick the concepts and meaning of fa...

In this episode I compare and contrast what our mathematical formulas about energy requirements and weight loss say should be possible (ie t...

Those benefits promised by those who recommend weight loss? *whispers* they're not actually because of the weight loss..... This episode of...

In this episode I take you through the research and academic operationalisation of self compassion, some of its associations and effects on...

This article is a really important discussion of the issues around how we refer to different body types. Because not everyone has the time,...

A research paper is a piece of persuasive writing. This episode breaks down how all the pieces fit together, the expected rhetoric of weight...

This episode is an introduction and defines the terms, discusses their impact on healthcare, society and the lives of the people who are imp...

A history of the development of the BMI (including how 'obesity' ended up on child growth charts), how we discovered there was a relationshi...

This episode discusses the two main myths that perpetuate weight loss encouragement as well as the terms, weight centric, weight neutral, li...

Why is it that everyone seems to be pushing a weight-centric agenda? Weight centrism is a cultural norm, medical behemoth, and capitalist bo...