NEW YORK TIMES // JANUARY 2023
The American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with obesity and their recommendations are terrifying.
NEW YORK TIMES // JANUARY 2023
The American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guidelines for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with obesity and their recommendations are terrifying.
HEALTH // JUNE 2021
A culturally competent approach to health trains providers to understand the structural barriers many people in marginalized communities face when they seek medical care.
INSTYLE // MAY 2021
Leaving the house again feels weird and getting dressed is hard. But dieting isn’t the fix.
NEW YORK TIMES // MARCH 2021
Anxiety, disrupted routines and loneliness are fueling people’s food issues as they hunker down during the Covid-19 crisis.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN // MARCH 2021
Contrary to what you’ve undoubtedly been told, you can be fat and fit at the same time.
MEDIUM // FEBRUARY 2021
Should we really be putting high BMI in the same eligibility category as pulmonary disease and cancer?
NEW YORK TIMES // JANUARY 2021
Think of body changes as something to be curious about, not a problem to be solved.
MEDIUM // JANUARY 2021
Weight stigma in health care can impact the care people get for Covid-19
NEW YORK TIMES // AUGUST 2020
The constant feeding of our children without a break can compound parental eating issues.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN // JULY 2020
Focusing on body size isn’t making people healthier. Some clinicians are trying a different approach
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