Truth About Weight

Obesity Care | 5 min. read

Losing weight after COVID-19 lockdown: what if the answers are not where you've been looking?

Many of us have put on weight during the COVID-19 lockdown. If you ended up with a few extra kilos after the lockdown, do you try yet another diet, sign up for a gym or consider reaching out to your healthcare provider?

Obesity Care | 5 min. read

How telehealth is shaping obesity care

Science is gold and talk is king. Telehealth allows healthcare providers to combine both and reign in a world where staying in touch and keeping the conversation going are the pillars of care that not even a pandemic can shake.

Self-care | 8 min. read

Someone saved my life tonight - How I almost died due to Corona

My life nearly came to an abrupt end on March 17, 2020 because of the corona virus. Not that I had it… I didn’t, actually. But my absolute fear of getting COVID-19 stopped me from going to the hospital.

Psychology | 3 min. read

The aftermath of a diet: weight is up, self-esteem is down

“Miracle Diet’ ... ‘Lose all the weight you want while eating all you want’ .... See the weight melt off”. Anywhere we go, we are bombarded with messages about easy ways to lose weight.

Living with obesity | 3 min. read

Why knowledge is not enough to manage obesity

Most obesity interventions focus on prevention and do so through “education”. But there is a reason why this approach has had zero impact on obesity no matter how much we try to educate.

Obesity Care | 5 min. read

Let’s talk about weight: time for a different conversation in obesity care

COVID-19 has put obesity on the healthcare agenda and created even a greater need to rethink how we view and treat this disease.

Living with obesity | 8 min. read

Living with obesity – a training camp for the 2020 lockdown

I have been living with obesity for 35 years. Since I was a teenager, actually. Believe it or not but that puts me in a unique position to speak about social distancing and social isolation.

Psychology | 3 min. read

Moving on: from cabin fever to the world free from weight bias

Social distancing is not a new thing for everyone. People living with obesity are, in real ways, experts at it. As we re-enter the world as a society, I wonder if we can choose this to be a better place for everyone?

Men's health | 3 min. read

Big Boys Don't Cry… and Other Myths

Imagine a world where one day a red traffic light meant Stop, then next day red meant Go and green meant Stop! We’d never get anywhere in that world. We’d just be confused.

Men's health | 3 min. read

Making of a modern man: balancing masculinity, societal norms and obesity

What does it mean to be a man in a modern world? Conflicting messages and expectations from society towards men may not only interfere with one’s sense of identity, but also have impact on their health.

Losing weight after COVID-19 lockdown: what if the answers are not where you've been looking?

How telehealth is shaping obesity care

Someone saved my life tonight - How I almost died due to Corona

The aftermath of a diet: weight is up, self-esteem is down

Why knowledge is not enough to manage obesity

Let’s talk about weight: time for a different conversation in obesity care

Living with obesity – a training camp for the 2020 lockdown

Moving on: from cabin fever to the world free from weight bias

Big Boys Don't Cry… and Other Myths

Making of a modern man: balancing masculinity, societal norms and obesity

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