Weight and Healthcare

Weaponizing Weight Bias

September 12, 2026·6 min
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I’ve written extensively about the weight loss industry’s attempt to co-opt the concept of weight bias and stigma Lately I’ve been noticing (and in some cases involved in,) a concerning trend which I would describe as people (knowingly and even unknowingly) weaponizing the concept of weight bias to shut down weight-inclusive work to benefit the weight-centric paradigm. (I’ve written about the two paradigms here.) .Here are three recent examples that happened to me: Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

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