[Diet Culture IRL] Avoiding the Doctor & Medical Fatphobia

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This Diet Culture IRL segment is a continuation of last week's episode - Coleen Bremner joins us to chat about going to the doctor, having to advocate for yourself, and how medical fatphobia can lead so many folks to avoid appointments altogether. Listen for a dose of care and compassion.

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Mentioned in this episode: Join our email list! / Your Second Opinion PCOS Toolkit / Top 10 Reasons Why the BMI is Bogus (NPR) / Debunking the BMI (Center for Body Trust) / The BMI is Bullshit on (everydayfeminism.com) / Why BMI is a flawed measure of body fat, explained by an eloquent 14-year-old (Vox) / A new study just totally debunked the BMI scale as a measure of health (Hello Giggles) / There's a Dangerous Racial Bias in the Body Mass Index (Newsweek) / The Body Mass Index on Maintenance Phase

Food peace resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS + Food Peace Free Roadmap / PCOS + Food Peace Course / Food Peace Syllabus / 6 Keys To Food Peace / My PCOS Manifesto

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