Dr Fiona Willer AdvAPD, PhD
@FionaWiller
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Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, uni lecturer, presenter, author, board director & mum. ▶️ Weight science, weight stigma, weight inclusive dietetics
Australia
Joined May 2011
So thrilled to be presenting at the St Kilda #pridecentre for @bhn_au as we launch the incredible new resource ‘Towards Size Inclusive Health Promotion’ today 🎉🎉 Check it out here: https://t.co/cCX3KLsbdX
#healthpromotion #haes #sizeinclusive
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In this #podcast episode, we delve into the harmful effects of weight centrism in healthcare, speaking to people with #LivedExperience & experts @FionaWiller & Leah Brennan @cewbi_melbourne about the harmful effects of weight centrism in healthcare⬇️ https://t.co/wgdDMAH5CQ
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“When food is stripped of its cultural context, reduced to a set of numbers, and eaten as a means to an end—whether that end is self-improvement or "race betterment"—we lose the simple joy of eating for pleasure, without shame or guilt.” https://t.co/Te8mRDjJjD
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I still have so much to learn in this space, but I know enough to say that anyone who has signed up to "first do no harm" really needs to pay attention.
Quoted in The Guardian today: ‘We have a huge disconnect between what weight science says and what policy currently says and we have a whole heap of weight discrimination hanging from that misinformation’ https://t.co/62pE852xJx
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Quoted in The Guardian today: ‘We have a huge disconnect between what weight science says and what policy currently says and we have a whole heap of weight discrimination hanging from that misinformation’ https://t.co/62pE852xJx
theguardian.com
Experts say dietary guidelines from Australian government bodies are too weight-centric – a ‘huge disconnect’ between science and policy
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The upcoming referendum seems pretty simple to me. Do we want Indigenous Australians to be recognized in the constitution? And do we want to accept their request to be consulted about things that affect them? I’m voting “Yes”. For more info click here: https://t.co/0ZqqMp0BQN
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Health Promotion International is pleased to announce the launch of the Mike Daube Early Career Advocacy Series. Giving Early Career Researchers the opportunity to have their voice heard on important public health and health promotion topics. https://t.co/oSpTHQHBYA
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Hear, hear!!
@PatMcGorry @Mark_Butler_MP My lived experience says, "Eating is not the penultimate solution to better health." It is #SizeInclusive Health programs, that is what enables us to focus on #activeliving and a better overall sense of #wellbeing in healthy food environments. https://t.co/5jBxpxcByl
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Other than an anaphylactic allergy, there’s nothing in a food that can do more harm to a child than fear of food. The intention to have kids be healthy is great, but unfortunately, a lot of what we’re doing is counterproductive.” https://t.co/pkwrkpi7JS
washingtonpost.com
"Healthy eating" education may be a trigger for eating disorders in students.
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“Even just one maternity care provider who believed in our ability to birth, on our own terms, (and) believed that our larger bodies were capable, made all the difference.” https://t.co/BzzsZTRgi0
hipp.org.au
A group of maternity consumers and advocates from across Australia have released a paper calling for equitable and non-stigmatising care for pregnant women and potential parents who live in larger...
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Additional seating for #MeanjinOration23 feat Noel Pearson and Dr @amymcquire is SOLD OUT! You can still join us online by registering here ➡️ https://t.co/fcovILuiQl
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I’m on #scimex 😀
💡EXPERT SPOTLIGHT: Dr Fiona Willer 🥪 @FionaWiller is an accredited practising dietitian, and lecturer at @QUT 🔎Her research involves health consciousness, dietary quality, and including weight-inclusive approaches in healthcare practice 💬More here: https://t.co/LVz6l7ouDL
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Even after a year off Ozempic and Wegovy, people are vomiting themselves into dehydration and stomach paralysis.
cnn.com
Doctors say more cases of people with stomach paralysis after taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are coming to light.
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If we’re looking to collective weight change as evidence that a community is eating ‘better’, we’d be struck down in the courts of reasonable doubt.
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“By helping someone you may not change the world, but you can change the world for them” Well said, thank you Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM @dietitiansaus #DA2023
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Thankyou @ClairePalermo for magically weaving part of Judy Tweedie’s story in the seminar of honour - vale Judy you will be missed #DA2023
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