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Many eating disorder organizations invite o*esity researchers to be a part of eating disorder discourse. Eating disorder organizations have been known to prioritize researchers over clinicians, calling clinical experience and expertise merely “opinion”. We are disturbed by how many weight loss and eating disorder researchers will not acknowledge, include in their data reviews, or truly listen to the impact of their affiliation with weight loss. This is not scientific integrity. It is a manipulation of
interests.
All of us, who have dedicated careers to caring for those with eating disorders and especially those who are mitigating weight stigma by practicing restrictive and disordered eating for weight control, have trouble holding the depth of manipulation and the harm that this corruption perpetuates. The loyalty to proving weight loss is helpful and possible is beginning to feel more compulsive than rooted in logic at this point. If it wasn’t rooted in capitalism, that is.
What does exist and is undeniable are the real and relevant stories from adults whose weight loss efforts and disordered eating began in childhood. And that is where we root ourselves. And this is where the eating disorder treatment organizations could root themselves - in listening, believing, and then advocating for fat people who suffer with an eating disorder. (We spoke about eating disorders on our local morning show, AMNW, this week. Watch here.)
Since the stories have been missing and/or largely ignored, we want to share them again.
When the Kurbo dieting app for children was released by WW (AKA Weight Watchers) several years ago, we asked people in our community to share their stories about early dieting and the impact of these interventions on their
lives.
Read, feel and listen. These are not isolated incidents. This is how the weight loss industry contributes to eating disorders. We can and must do better.
* TRIGGER WARNING: for those of you in recovery, please know that these stories may be triggering. There are some mentions of calories, anti-fat bias, internalized dominance, weight stigma, weight loss, dieting and disordered eating. Your
healing process deserves protection. Read at your own discretion.
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