Weight Bias

This week, New York City legislators approved a bill banning weight-based discrimination. New York ranks 42nd in states impacted by obesity. More than 29% of adults in New York have obesity, and almost 35% of adults have overweight. (Learn more from our  New York State Fact Sheet). Weight bias is defined as holding negative attitudes
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By Anita Saah, OAC Community Member My relationship with my body and weight has been a struggle for most of my adult life. In fact, obesity affects my life to this day, even after having bariatric surgery. In some capacity, I think about my obesity on a regular basis — whether it’s weighing myself, looking
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By Joe Nadglowski, OAC President & CEO  This past week I had the privilege of participating in a set of meetings with several experts in medications used by people with obesity. To be clear, these weren’t medications to treat obesity but were medications often used by people with obesity for the treatment of other conditions.
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The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is honored to have participated in the upcoming film “The Whale.” The production company, A24, approached us with the opportunity to offer the production team and the film’s lead actor, Brendan Fraser, insight into the realities of living with severe obesity. Please note that this movie may be challenging for
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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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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness month, and the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is dedicating this month to educating and supporting children affected by obesity and their families, and fighting back against childhood obesity bullying.  What is Childhood Obesity?  Childhood obesity affects one in five children, making it the most common chronic disease of childhood.
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