The Fat Doctor Podcast

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms]  A third of NHS areas are denying hip and knee replacements based on BMI alone—not for medical reasons, but purely to save money. In this episode, I expose how the medical establishment openly admits these discriminatory policies lack evidence while pushing profitable weight loss interventions instead. Meanwhile, actual surgeons and researchers confirm what we've known all along: this is financial discrimination masquerading as healthcare.  Have you been denied a knee replacement because of your BMI? Get your free, customizable template here. [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/products/digital_downloads/TKA]  The Newspaper article by Rebecca Thomas is "Obese patients denied knee and hip replacements to slash NHS costs [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/obesity-knee-hip-replacement-nhs-costs-waiting-lists-b2760907.html]" The Journal Article is: Pavlovic, Natalie et al. “The effect of body mass index and preoperative weight loss in people with obesity on postoperative outcomes to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study.” Arthroplasty (London, England) vol. 5,1 48. 1 Oct. 2023  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms] Coming out as fat is harder than coming out as transgender, at least in our experience. When performer and cabaret artist Ross Anderson-Doherty refused to pursue weight loss as medical treatment, their healthcare became a weapon of punishment rather than care. In this raw conversation, we explore how medical fatphobia intersects with transphobia, classism, and ableism to create devastating trauma that nearly destroyed one person's will to live. Ross's journey from medical neglect to triumphant revenge reveals the urgent need to recognize healthcare discrimination as the trauma it truly is.   You can catch Ross performing at the Cabaret Supper Club [https://cabaretbelfast.com/] in Belfast. Be sure to follow them on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/discover/cabaret-ross] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/cabaret_ross/] - you’d be a fool not to!  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms] Medical weight stigma creates dangerous catch-22 situations for patients seeking care. In this episode, I share Cameron's story of developing gallstones after weight loss surgery, only to be denied treatment because their BMI was "still too high."  In this episode, I expose how rapid weight loss can trigger gallstone formation and how medical professionals often ignore evidence-based care when treating higher weight patients. I challenge the "lose weight to get treatment" narrative while offering practical advocacy strategies for navigating a biased healthcare system.  Today’s journal article was Gregori, Matteo et al. “Day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Safety and feasibility in obese patients.” International journal of surgery (London, England) vol. 49 (2018) For free resources on the management of galbladder disease head to noweigh.org [https://www.noweigh.org/gallstones/]  And don't forget to check out my masterclass on gallstones  [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/gallstones] Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms] The obsession with calculating the "cost of ob*sity" to society reflects our troubling tendency to commodify human life and health. In this rather ragey and explosive episode, I expose how a widely-cited figure of £98 billion was manufactured by pharmaceutical interests to sell weight loss drugs.  I challenge the notion that we "owe" society a debt of health and explore how weight stigma, not weight itself, drives depression and poor health outcomes. Through a rather provocative thought experiment, I reveal the absurdity of reducing human experience to economic calculations and argue that tackling stigma, not eradicating fatness, is the real path forward.  Today's journal article was:  Stevens, Serena D et al. “Adult and childhood weight influence body image and depression through weight stigmatization.” Journal of health psychology vol. 22,8 (2017): 1084-1093. doi:10.1177/1359105315624749  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1743876/open_sms]  Medical trauma is more than an abstract concept—it's a physical reality that impacts millions of people daily. In this episode, I share my transformative experience at a gender identity clinic, contrasting it with previous healthcare encounters that left me hypervigilant, tense, and bracing for judgment.  I explore how our bodies physically store medical trauma—in our gut, our muscles, our posture, and even our skin—creating patterns that repeat with each new medical encounter. For fat people and those with other marginalized identities, this trauma compounds exponentially.  This episode invites listeners to recognize medical trauma's physical manifestations while questioning a healthcare system that continues to perpetuate harm despite decades of evidence.  Got a question for the next podcast? Let me know [contact@fatdoctor.co.uk]! Connect With Me * FREE GUIDES [https://www.noweigh.org/free-resources/]: evidence-based, not diet nonsense * NEWSLETTER [https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/302291/82456463212020836/share]: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox * UNSHRINKABLE [https://learn.fatdoctor.co.uk/courses/unshrinkable]: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink * MASTERCLASSES [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/events/]: All the evidence doctors should give you * NO WEIGH PROGRAM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/no-weigh/]: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies * THE WEIGHTING ROOM [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/the-weighting-room/]: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters * CONSULTATION [https://www.fatdoctor.co.uk/consultations/]: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe Find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thefatdoctor/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyRJX02ILxbqSqXee4QGGAQ], and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefatdoctor/].