Obesity discrimination is a pervasive issue within healthcare environments, influencing the quality of care that individuals receive. When healthcare professionals and systems harbor biases against patients based on their weight, it can lead to detrimental outcomes in physical and mental…
The Body Mass Index (BMI) has been a widely used tool for assessing an individual’s body composition and health risk for many years. However, it is essential to understand that BMI is not a definitive measure of an individual’s health….
Have you ever felt bad after eating dessert? If you answered yes, it’s not surprising – consider how we talk about desserts. They are sinful, whether a treat, a vice, or a guilty pleasure. We learn how to indulge in…
Have you ever decided to adopt a healthier lifestyle but immediately abandoned it after thinking it was too late to form new habits? It’s time to take control and stop letting your age hold you back since, shockingly, there isn’t…
Only a short time ago, there used to be a relatively small selection of sizes available in apparel stores across the nation. If your natural body shape didn’t fit into many stores’ rigid size ranges, you had two options: All…
“Many people think if it’s healthy, you can eat as much as you want, but it’s important to limit ‘recreational’ eating, no matter how healthy the snack.” —Fiola Sowemimo, MD, Board-Certified in Internal and Bariatric Medicine, Freehold, New Jersey. Maintaining…
There are plenty of ways to feel bad about gaining weight. After all, it’s almost universally seen as a negative thing. But here’s the truth: Weight gain is a part of life for most people. It doesn’t mean you’re failing…