The hypothetical future thin person fallacy in healthcare
Weight and Healthcare · Ragen Chastain
September 7, 20244m 32s
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Show Notes
While progress toward weight-neutrality is absolutely being made, our healthcare is predominantly based in the weight-centric paradigm. This paradigm currently considers simply existing in a higher-weight body to be a disease and weight loss to be the cure. (Now, there is no shame in having a disease, it’s just that simply existing in a larger body does not qualify.) One of the most dangerous harms within this paradigm is the hypothetical future thin person fallacy.
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