About this episode

The episode discusses the treatment of fat people in healthcare settings, featuring insights from sociologist Amanda Levitt.

This week we hear from sociologist and researcher Amanda Levitt about how fat people are treated at their doctor's offices. She's found that many doctor's center losing weight no matter what ailment they're addressing and this leaves many patients frustrated and without treatment. You can follow Amanda and her work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Amanda Levitt

Topics covered

• healthcare
• weight stigma
• patient treatment
• sociology
• fat acceptance

Keywords

• fat people
• doctor's offices
• weight loss
• patient frustration
• healthcare treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast

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