The Scientifically Shaky Definitions of "Obesity"
Weight and Healthcare · Ragen Chastain
March 27, 20245m 38s
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Show Notes
In their zeal to medicalize and pathologize higher-weight bodies for profit, the weight loss industry (and the advocacy groups they fund, and the elements of healthcare they influence) have worked hard to claim that “ob*sity” is a disease and then manipulate the definitions of ob*sity to their best interest. Let’s look at some:
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