At 34 stone I felt like a failure – here’s how I dropped half my body weight and regained my life
I wasn’t aware of my weight as it crept upwards. Gradually, I realised I couldn’t buy clothes in normal shops any more. This ...
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Keeping weight off may be stymied by fat cells’ ‘memory’ of obesity
Fat tissue may commit weight to memory. For people living with obesity, losing weight can help reduce the risk of health problems such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease (SN: 2/29/24). But ...
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Monash researchers develop model to tackle weight stigma in pregnancy and beyond
People with larger bodies commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma, often facing discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare settings.