Resources for Further Learning

Weight Inclusive Practice – Resources and Links

Engagement

Considerations when paying patient partners in research (CIHR, 2022)

Meaningful engagement of people with lived experience (WHO, 2023)

Principles for Authentic Engagement (Patient Voices Network, 2022)

Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research – Patient Engagement Framework (CIHR, 2019)

Journals

Excessive Bodies: A Journal of Artistic and Critical Fat Praxis and Worldmaking

Fat Studies: An International Journal of Body Weight and Society

Newsletters

Marquisele Mercedes Fattening

Pipe Wrench Magazine no. 6, Spring 2022: The Fat Issue

Ragen Chastain Weight and Healthcare

What’s the Difference Between Weight-Neutral Health and Weight- Inclusive Health

Ontario Dietitians in Public Health

Addressing Weight Bias Resources

Podcasts

“All Fired Up” by Louise Adams – This podcast delves deeply into diet culture and showcases brave and fascinating anti-diet warriors who are also fighting for equality, justice, and freedom.

“Burnt Toast” by Virginia Sole-Smith – Dismantling diet culture and anti-fat bias, especially health, parenting, and fashion. Author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the age of Diet Culture.

Christy Harrison – Dietitian and author explores diet culture, dieting, and wellness culture with guest interviews on 2 podcasts: ‘Rethinking Wellness’ and ‘Food Psych’.

“Diet Culture Dropout” by Atheana Brown – This podcast aims to break down diet culture. If we drop out, we can celebrate all bodies and work towards dismantling weight stigma.

“Fat Lip” by the Fat Lip Podcast Collective – This podcast is by and for fat people, featuring discussions on body positivity, fat activism, and challenging weight stigma.

“Maintenance Phase” by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes – This podcast debunks and decodes wellness and weight loss.

Making It Awkward by Jessica Wilson – Dietitian and author interviews controversial guests, critiques these conversations, as well as brings laughter and joy.

“Teacher Fan Club” Podcast – Dedicated a series to Weight Neutral Wellbeing (WNW) with topics ranging from eating disorder prevention, diet culture, race, weight-inclusive care, and others.

“The Fat Doctor” by Asher Larmie – This podcast tackles the various ways in which laws contribute to weight stigma and fat oppression through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues, and friends.

“Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back” Podcast – Fat activists Mikey Mercedes, D’Shaun Harrison, Caleb Luna, Bryan Guffy, and Jordan Underwood talk about fatness, lived experience and how fatphobia impacts our lives and relationships.

“What the Actual Fork” – Dietitians Sam Previte and Jenna Werner critique diet culture, aim to make food fun and pleasurable, and keep it real.

Podcasts Episodes

Death Panel Podcast by Beatrice Alder-Bolton, Artie Vierkant, Phil Rocco, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Abby Cartus

▶ Institutional Antifatness with Marquisele Mercedes & Monica Kriete