Posts Tagged ‘evidence-based medical care’

A Young and Old Woman from Bergen op Zoom

OW2023: Pursuing Obesity KAER in Older Adults

October 15, 2023 — For one of his fat-hating laugh lines, Bill Maher asks, “Have you ever have seen a fat 90-year old?” As a matter of fact, that describes a parent or grandparent for any number of our friends. It’s not really funny. It is merely one more way the empathy-challenged Maher betrays his ignorance about obesity. But […]

Electrocution Risk

Why Obesity Matters for COVID-19 Outcomes

April 6, 2020 — It’s an understandable reaction. In various ways, a few people tell us that we should not discuss the risk of bad outcomes in people with obesity and a coronavirus infection. “It can contribute to anti-fat attitudes at a time when many marginalised groups of people are already being thrown under the bus in discussions around […]