Media & Research Roundup - September 2024
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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.
March 7, 2024: Patients taking GLP-1 drugs (such as Ozempic or Mounjaro) may face greater risk during surgery because the drugs slow down digestive processes and stomach emptying prior to surgery, increasing the risk of aspiration.
August 20, 2024: Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly claims its tirzepatide prevents diabetes; however, the actual data from its study remains unavailable and thus the claims cannot be independently evaluated.
August 29, 2024: A mixed-methods survey finds that weight bias is highly prevalent in the fitness industry, while fitness professionals who use more weight-inclusive approaches exhibit lower levels of weight bias.
September 2024: Interested authors are encouraged to submit manuscript summaries on the research topic of Mental Health Impact of Weight Stigma.
September 2024: September 23 through 27, Body Equity Alliance and Within Health will host events for Weight Stigma Awareness Week, including live educational sessions, how to take action in your own community, and how to collaborate.
September 3, 2024: Every Body Outdoors (EBO) is an organization for larger bodies to get out and enjoy the outdoors with proper gear and preparation, allowing hiking excursions for all levels of experience without body shaming or anxiety.
September 4, 2024: The reasons surgeons give for denying joint replacement to patients based on body-mass index (BMI) leave fat patients without needed orthopedic healthcare and often seem arbitrary at best and discriminatory at worst.
September 6, 2024: Some physicians, acknowledging what a poor metric for health BMI is, wish to use BRI or body roundness index, which they claim is a better measure of health risks commonly associated with being fat. The measurement considers height and waist, but not weight. Ragen Chastain explains why this is more marketing than science, and should not be taken at face value.