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#WeightStigma

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Keira (She/Her)<p>Glad to read that skin fold testing and publishing players' weight is on the decrease. Pretty weirded out that anyone is still using skin fold tests at all. </p><p>There's also a pretty funny misquote (I think) in the article, where they say skin fold tests should be conducted by an accredited anthropologist. </p><p>I would love to read an ethnography of professional football though, to be fair. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/weightStigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weightStigma</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progress</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/skin-folds-in-netball-comparison-to-afl/103772674" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/ski</span><span class="invisible">n-folds-in-netball-comparison-to-afl/103772674</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/obesity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obesity</span></a> rises, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigFood</span></a> &amp; *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dietitians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dietitians</span></a>* push ‘<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AntiDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiDiet</span></a>’ advice</p><p>…the “anti-diet” movement, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> juggernaut that began as an effort to combat <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WeightStigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeightStigma</span></a> &amp; an unhealthy obsession w/thinness…[has now been co-opted by]…global food marketers…seeking to cash in on the trend.<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influencers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FoodLabels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodLabels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-influencers-general-mills-processed-food/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/wellness/20</span><span class="invisible">24/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-influencers-general-mills-processed-food/</span></a></p>