We are looking forward to #WorldObesityDay 2022 on Friday 4th March.

Click here to find out about our plans and join us...
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#StandUpToWeightStigma

#WorldObesityDay In 2020 I was honoured to share my lived experience of #obesity UCLH patients & Medical Professionals came together to #StandUpToWeightStigma #EverybodyNeedsToAct Obesity Empowerment Network UK Prof Rachel Batterham Andrew Goddard Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 Chetan D Parmar Roxanna Zakeri

‘We have got to stop shaming people and understand why some of us can eat a whole bowl of chips and not put on an ounce, and people like me can look at one chip and put on a stone.’

Read Dame Jenni's post here: oen.org.uk/2022/01/24/int…

#Obesity #StandUpToWeightStigma

Engage with scientific understanding of #bodyweight + #obesity . Hear from children and young people affected. Contribute to change.

Take 45 minutes to #StandUpToWeightStigma on #WorldObesityDay .

Live webinar, 1pm on Fri vimeo.com/680781695/f772…
On demand vimeo.com/680859417/2d15…

From a Facebook post👇🏻This breaks my heart because it’s so very true

I’ve always been the same Angela
But people told me
‘you’ve changed’

Nope you’ve changed how you see me! #standuptoweightstigma All About Obesity Obesity Empowerment Network UK World Obesity

It's time to challenge the weight-based stigma children and young people face.
As part of the #StandUpToWeightStigma campaign, OEN UK is pleased to present a webinar developing understanding of this important issue on #WorldObesityDay . Held 4 March at 1pm ow.ly/QuNo50I6KyB

Obesity Empowerment Network UK CALL FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
More research is being done into the experience of #weightstigma
If you are an adult affected by excess weight (a BMI of 30+) we would love to hear from you for our study. Please click tinyurl.com/3krcdx38
#standuptoweightstigma
*PLEASE RT*

It's time to challenge the weight-based stigma children and young people face. As part of the #StandUpToWeightStigma campaign, Obesity Empowerment Network UK is pleased to present a webinar developing understanding of this important issue on World Obesity Day 2022.

Stay tuned for this afternoons #StandUpToWeightStigma campaign webinar, brought to you by Obesity Empowerment Network UK on #WorldObesityDay2022 . Panellists will include children and young people affected by obesity, parents, and professionals in health and education.

Join us on #WorldObesityDay to

⭕Hear from those affected by #obesity
⭕Engage with current scientific understanding
⭕Ask questions
⭕Join the discussion
⭕Bring change
⭕ #StandUpToWeightStigma

More info here: oen.org.uk/2022/02/25/wor…

Essential reading for #anaesthetists .

Dimitri Pournaras & patient advocate Maggie Clinton speaking on recently published SOBA guidance for #anaesthetists and its role in ending #weightstigma in #anaesthetics and beyond.

➡️bit.ly/32ZTFzf

#StandUpToWeightStigma #Obesity

OEN UK invites you to join them on the 4th March 2022 to mark #WorldObesityDay .

As part of the #StandUpToWeightStigma campaign, OEN UK is pleased to present a webinar developing understanding of this important issue.

Watch online ow.ly/Yzts50I8OFK

No one should experience discrimination because of their #bodysize . Yet people living with #obesity experience it regularly.

#WeightStigma has to end.
One thing YOU can do to #StandUpToWeightStigma

Read and sign this pledge kcl.ac.uk/research/obesi…

Dimitri Pournaras

Powerful & True👇🏻 we need to educate the complexities of #obesity & #standuptoweightstigma You may not witness stigma & bias but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist All About Obesity Obesity Action Scotland Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 BBC Morning Live Obesity Empowerment Network UK SOBA

‘I’ve realised that #obesity is a disease with complicated origins, and body weight isn’t simply about energy, energy out.’

Click for a candid account of Dame Jenni Murray's experience of living with obesity + what needs 2 change: oen.org.uk/2022/01/24/int… #StandUpToWeightStigma

Delighted to have been a part of a webinar today hosted by Obesity Empowerment Network UK to discuss how we #StandUpToWeightStigma . Here's the link to the session if you'd like to know more vimeo.com/680859417/2d15…

It's time to challenge the weight stigma children and young people face. As part of the #StandUptoWeightStigma campaign, the Obesity Empowerment Network is pleased to present a webinar on this important issue on #WorldObesityDay2022 at 1pm EASO 👉 ow.ly/ugNa50I8tkc

Huge thanks to Nadya, OEN Champion and advocate, for speaking about the changes those working in the media can make to end stigmatisation and discrimination against people with #obesity .

Read the post: oen.org.uk/2021/12/18/fra…

#StandUpToWeightStigma

It’s time to challenge the #weightstigma children and young people experience.

Join andi, kindly hosted by Bioscientifica, to understand this important issue and contribute to change.

#WorldObesityDay #StandUpToWeightStigma #obesity

Research clearly highlights that negative stereotypes regarding employees living with #obesity persist and have negative implications for both individual wellbeing + socio-economic outcomes-->Weight Stigma in Employment oen.org.uk/2021/05/26/wei… #StandUpToWeightStigma