Media & Research Roundup - July 2025
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By Bill and Terri Weitze
CONTENT WARNING: Some articles featured in the Media & Research Roundup may refer to stigmatizing events or use stigmatizing language. Websites hosting the articles linked below may allow advertisements for weight loss products and/or otherwise problematic ads.
June 6, 2025: A small study concludes that the unmet care needs of older adults in England with ob*sity can be significantly improved with a few targeted changes.
June 6, 2025: Some people excuse weight stigma with a goal of shaming fat people into losing weight, but research finds it actually has the opposite effect as shown in a study of post-weight loss surgery survivors.
June 8, 2025: Non-peer-reviewed research presented at the 9th Annual Heart in Diabetes Conference again confirms that fat people have better outcomes with cardiovascular disease than their non-fat cohorts.
June 9, 2025: This article discusses five ways calorie restricting diets cause mental health issues in the dieter.
June 16, 2025: New research shows that increased weight in the first ten years of a child’s life can lead to significantly taller adults with no increase in the risk of ob*sity or high blood pressure later in life.
June 21, 2025: Lizzo admits that she lied about not taking GLP-1 drugs and now fans feel more betrayed by the singer than ever.
June 23, 2025: After being referred to a hospital that specializes in pregnancies of higher weight women, Tara Sawyer was able to experience prenatal care that worked to avoid weight stigma.
June 26, 2025: A non-peer-reviewed study finds that having weekly nightmares is a greater predictor of premature death than smoking, ob*sity, poor diet, or sedentary lifestyle.
June 29, 2025: Supermarkets in the United Kingdom are going to have to report the nutrition of the food their customers purchase; and meet targets for improving the healthy choices of its customers as part of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan (which is problematic for many reasons.)
June 30, 2025: The Advocacy & Community Leader of ASDAH (Association for Size Diversity and Health provides information on ASDAH’s goals and how it can benefit you.
