Dr Madeline Ward joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Why We Need to Stop Labeling Behaviors Influencing a Person’s Weight Ideal or Healthy."

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Fat Norms and the AMA.”

Dr Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Sarah Garwood: “Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility.”

Explanation of why penalizing health insurance subscribers who do not achieve wellness goals is unethical.

Counseling patients about medical finances is a preventive medicine duty, much as weight-loss counseling is.

Physicians should practice bias-reduction strategies in their treatment plans for and attitudes toward overweight and obese patients.

A physician points to AMA policy to argue that necessary medical, public health, and financial support can be developed for the treatment of obesity even if it is not formally classified as a disease.

Pediatricians should be aware of the cultural issues surrounding body image when they counsel certain patients and their parents about the importance of weight loss and the related health concerns.

A review of three journal articles shows the significant impact that poverty has on physical and mental health status, as well as all causes of mortality.

Medical students and residents should be taught clear principles to help them educate families about their children's nutritional requirements from the age of birth in order to prevent childhood obesity.