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Jun 2023

43m 11s

What Weight Loss Research Is and ISN'T T...

About this episode

In this week’s episode, Bonnie is joined by Ragen Chastain who is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare.

In today’s episode Bonnie & Ragen will discuss:

Ragen’s personal story of healing her relationship with food and body
Most misleading things about weight loss research
How to be more skeptical of weight loss research
Correlation vs. causation when talking about how higher body weights are associated with more health conditions/concerns
How the diet industry is really enmeshed in continuing education trainings for health professionals
Advocating for healthcare you deserve
and so much more!

Connect with Ragen:

Instagram: @ragenchastain

Newsletter: weightandhealthcare.com

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