Media and Research Roundup - March 2023
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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.
January 24, 2023: The movie The Whale and the portrayal of fat characters using fat suits is examined along with the entertainment industry's history of fat phobia. Lindy West shares insight on the movie for The Guardian. NPR also put out an interview concerning The Whale.
February 27, 2023: New research examines internalized attitudes, values, and beliefs related to body weight and weight-based oppression of staff, faculty, and students at Qatar University.
March 2, 2023: The fat community says goodbye to Michael Loewy, who took professional interest in body size, physical appearance, sexual orientation, race, gender, gender expression, religion, age, and social class.
March 4, 2023: Ragen Chastain pulls back the curtain on the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), finding that its priorities are not truly supportive of the fat community.
March 6, 2023: A study presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting (not yet peer reviewed or published) concludes that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (like the Keto diet) can more than double the risk of heart problems such as heart attacks or strokes, as well as clogged arteries.
Pic is of Terri and Bill Weitze, a Caucasian couple, both wearing glasses
Terri and Bill Weitze have been active within NAAFA for years, and they currently coauthor the Media and Research Roundup in the NAAFA Newsletter. They both live and work in Michigan, and met through a fat-positive bulletin board system before the days of the World Wide Web.