Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Bonus episode – Tackling weight discrimination in nutrition and public health
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“A lot of the times that weight bias and discrimination, it also devalues cultural foods. It perpetuates false stereotypes, and that can cause a lot of harm in terms of our physical, emotional, mental well-being.” – Lillian Yin (Mind the Disruption, Season 1, Episode 9)
Mind the Disruption is a NCCDH podcast about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It’s about people pushing for better health for all. It’s about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world.
You can consume Episode 9 in two ways: 1) by listening to the episode and/or 2) by reading this episode transcript and companion document.
This episode transcript and companion document, available in English and French, provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 9 “Bonus episode – Tackling weight discrimination in nutrition and public health” with key quotes and related resources to prompt further reflection, sharing and exploration.
About this episode: Season 1 of Mind the Disruption was a success! We’ve decided to release bonus content from three episodes. This stand-alone episode features more from registered dietitian Lillian Yin who works at Vancouver Coastal Health and who was a reflective guest on Episode 5 – “Disrupting food insecurity & fat phobia.” Lillian joins us to talk about why weight discrimination is so harmful. She shares her vision for a nourishing future of public health and nutrition as well as practical ways to challenge weight bias and discrimination in our daily lives and areas of work.
Use this resource to
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Facilitate discussion about the negative health and health equity impacts of weight bias and discrimination
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Use evidence to modify or reorient public health services, programs and policies to be weight-inclusive and to reduce weight stigma
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Use and share this episode transcript to learn about pressing health equity and social and structural determinants of health issues and solutions
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Explore embedded related resources from NCCDH and others to support public health action on negative health and health equity impacts of weight bias and discrimination
Related resources:
Foodshare’s statement on body liberation and fat acceptance
The Focus is on Health, Not Weight
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
Reference
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2024). Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Bonus episode – Tackling weight discrimination in nutrition and public health (Mind the Disruption, Season 1, Episode 9). Antigonish, NS: NCCDH, St. Francis Xavier University.
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