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Newfoundland and Labrador has implemented a tax of 20 cents per litre on sugary drinks. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma

Anne Katherine Anderson Waugh, University of Manitoba; Andrea Bombak, University of New Brunswick; Kerstin Roger, University of Manitoba; Natalie Diane Riediger, University of Manitoba, and Patty Thille, University of Manitoba

Taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks is not only inequitable, but also has the potential to create or perpetuate weight stigma, which has negative effects on mental and physical health.
Science tells us that body weight is not just about lifestyle, and yet health-care providers often assume that people with obesity are lazy and lack willpower, and that fatness is the only relevant health issue. (Rudd Center)

How anti‑fat bias in health care endangers lives

Patty Thille, University of Manitoba

One year ago, Ellen Maud Bennett asked women of size to make her death from cancer matter – by advocating for their own health.
Se mettre en forme et mieux manger font partie des obsessions de notre société, relayées par nos gouvernements, les médias et l'industrie du divertissement. (Unsplash/ Mārtiņš Zemlickis)

Pourquoi courez‑vous?

Patty Thille, University of Manitoba

Pourquoi l'exercice et l'alimentation prennent autant de place ? Pourquoi la minceur est-elle devenue une vertu et le surpoids, son contraire ? Il faut chercher du côté du message que la société envoie.

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