Unpacking Weight Science

Jan 18 2024 19 ep. 26 mins 204

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Mainstream weight science is built upon a plethora of assumptions. We now know that many of these assumptions about human body weight and health are flawed. I'll help you learn how to interpret weight-centric research for yourself, bust myths about body weight and health, and I'll present to you weight neutral research and discuss relevant content (including Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, and The Non-Diet Approach). To claim it as professional development see www.UnpackingWeightScience.com.

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Ep 18: 'Obesity': Unpacking 'risk' vs 'disease'

Jan 18 2024 30 mins

This episode delves into the definition(s) of 'disease' and 'risk factor' and how body size has come to be understood by various 'body size stakeholders'. At its core, the question is, is being fat the same as being sick? And can telling someone that they’re sick, even when they’re not, actually make them sick? Learning goals: · Identify the differences and similarities of a r

Ep 17 Dieting, Illness and Malnutrition at Every Size

Dec 01 2023 30 mins

Malnutrition is a condition that has both short-term and long lasting consequences. In this episode I unpack the science of malnutrition, it’s signs and symptoms and as always, how our intentional weight loss focus results in dangerous malnutrition invisibility. Learning goals: • Recognise the hallmark signs of undernutrition across the weight span • Identify the risks associ

Ep 16 Dietary Quality: Measurement, Magnitude and Meaning

Oct 02 2023 23 mins

In recent years nutrition research has moved from a focus on nutrients to a focus on foods and eating patterns. Dietary quality broadly refers to the variety of foods in someone’s usual eating habits. In this episode I’ll be bringing you up to date on the current state of play with this kind of research, how impactful dietary quality is on health outcomes, and how you can use i

Ep 15: When is a diet not a diet? Size Inclusivity and Medical Nutrition Therapy

Sep 17 2023 23 mins

Dietitians and nutrition professionals can feel like the ‘nutrition baby’ is being thrown out with the ‘diet bathwater’ when learning about size inclusivity (eg the Non-Diet Approach, HAES and Intuitive Eating). Many wonder... if I can’t tell people what to eat, what is left? Is there any point to dietitians? Do I just forget all my medical nutrition therapy knowledge? Th

Ep 14 Measuring Intuitive Eating: Why, How and When

Aug 31 2023 28 mins

This episode covers the development of the Intuitive Eating Scale, and it’s follow-up, the Intuitive Eating Scale 2 (IES2). I talk about the different aspects of eating behaviour that it captures, research that it’s been used in and how you might like to use it in your clinical practice or research. Learning goals: • Understand the terms ‘validity’ and ‘reliability’ i

Ep 13 Size Inclusivity and Diffusion of Innovations Theory

Aug 14 2023 27 mins

One of my favourite theories of social science is the Diffusion of Innovations theory. It so beautifully explains how new ideas spread through social groups and populations. The adoption of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size by individuals and by health and counselling professionals has followed the predictable patterns laid out in this theory. This episode I’ll be running

Ep 12 ”What the 5%!?” Type 2 diabetes and weight loss recommendations

Aug 01 2023 29 mins

We continually hear this magical 5% weight loss goal for people with type 2 diabetes, that losing 5% of your body weight is going to result in protecting you from all sorts of terrible diabetes related things…. So in this episode I talk about where this figure has come from, why it misconstrues its own science, and weight neutral ways to manage diabetes and the diabetes healthcar

Ep 11 Unboxing Wellness Marketing: The Science of Persuasion

Jul 01 2023 30 mins

This episode I take you through some components of the science of human persuasion with ‘unboxing wellness marketing’. As my following on Instagram grew I started getting approached by ‘health and wellness’ brands to spruik their products, and one lot even sent me some samples of their product (apple cider vinegar!) to try – without asking if I wanted them! They came with

Ep 10 The Non-Diet Approach Model

Jun 01 2023 23 mins

In this episode I take you through the clinical model that I developed during my PhD research. This model is a weight-neutral, size inclusive, body acceptance practice framework for clinicians. To turn this episode into professional development with a Certificate of Completion, head to the Health Not Diets Pod Course homepage. For courses, coaching, consulting and community in Size

Ep 9 Morality Vs Ethics: Why Fat is Fraught

May 06 2023 25 mins

This episode delves into theories of human morality and medical ethics and their role in fat-phobia. I unpick the concepts and meaning of fatness through these two lenses in order for listeners to be able to identify which meaning system is at play in those who force their weight-centrism upon others, and select a line of discussion that hits its mark. To turn this episode into pro