How can we practice more weight-inclusivity in healthcare? In dietetics? Why does this approach feel threatening, and divisive? What can we do about the lack of diversity in dietetics?

Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) Workshop recording:

These aren’t easy questions to answer, or even talk about. But it’s necessary that we look at these issues and get ready to take them on. It’s imperative that we stop promoting and engaging weight-based discrimination. It’s unethical to suggest weight-loss is always a path to better health.

In this panel discussion, and first ever live podcast recording for the show, you’ll hear dietitians Alissa Rumsey, Beth Rosen, Jennifer McGurk, and Heather Caplan (me). This was preceded by three continuing education sessions (outlined here), which are now recorded webinars available for purchase!

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Things we talked about:

• Nicole Antoinette’s Newsletter
• Representation: The 67% project
• Diversify Dietetics & their scholarship fund
• The non-diet approach isn’t easy work
• The Fat Sex Therapist (and sharing messages from marginalized communities)
• Research being done by one of our attendees, Kendrin Sonneville ScD RD
• Marci Evans: Resources for professionals
• “Sick Enough”, by Jennifer Gaudiana, with a section on bariatric surgery

Music used in this episode, “New Frontier” via premiumbeat.com  

Other stuff:

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Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. 

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