Background Physical activity (PA) has many benefits in preventing diseases and
maintaining physical and mental health. Women, in particular, can benefit from regular PA …

Objective Several studies have investigated the influence of body mass index (BMI) on
functional gain after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) in …

Weight bias is a neglected issue in the health professions, including mental health training
programs. Even though mental health professionals exhibit many of the same weight biases …

ABSTRACT The English National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a nationally
mandated public health programme. It provides data for child excess weight indicators in the …

As a group of maternity consumers and advocates from across Australia, who live in larger
bodies, we are concerned that the current weight-centric approach to maternity care is …

In this article, I analyze various discourses held by governmental and health authorities,
nutrition experts, and civil society organizations that advocate for the importance of …

Neoliberal thought has influenced gendered body norms, specifically the relationships
among gender, fatness, and fat bodies. This chapter proposes that neoliberal rationale has …

Several studies have established the prevalence of discrimination upon the basis of weight
in healthcare; however, these studies lack the element of human experience that makes …

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This paper explores existing feminist body positive frameworks and queer theories of
embodiment while asking troubling questions about bodies between and outside of binary …