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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Calls for Access to Obesity Care for All Americans
in Education, OAC Blog, OAC Newsroom on October 28, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual obesity statistics. The new data shows that the prevalence of obesity in a state is strongly correlated with its levels of income and wealth, level of education and access to food. However, most notably in the report was a change in tone and
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Forbes: “What Is Weight Bias, And How Does It Affect Medical Care?”
in OAC Blog, OAC Newsroom, Weight Bias on October 21, 2022

Forbes, a global media company, published an article that covers the effects weight bias can have on patients with obesity or excess weight. The article aimed to answer the following questions: What is weight bias, and what are its effects? Why do healthcare providers have weight bias? How do we improve weight bias in healthcare?
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Learning to Forgive Myself by Andrea Matthes, OAC Community Member
in Education, OAC Blog on October 12, 2022

At 34 years old, I found myself trapped in a body that wasn’t allowing me to live the life I wanted. I was stuck in an endless cycle of “diet-fail-repeat,” believing I had to execute the perfect diet and exercise program in order to lose weight and live the happy and healthy lifestyle I desperately
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