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Scenario

When disability and weight gain meet medical bias

My chronic illness makes exercise unpredictable and I have gained weight but doctors keep telling me to just try harder like willpower can override biology.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intersection of chronic illness and body size reveals how ableism masquerades as health advice.

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Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

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