Season 2 - Fat Chance: how the body positivity movement can be used to influence societal change

Join hosts Xand and Rochelle for Episode 6 ‘Fat Chance: how the body positivity movement can be used to influence societal changes’ with Stephanie Yeboah and Dr Aaron Parkhurst. “The ways in which we talk about our bodies, the metaphors we use to understand our bodies in the world around us radically shape our health and the way we approach health.” What is meant by the obesity crisis and where does the power lie to address the social determinants and intricacies that impact it? With a growing epidemic of chronic illness, is there a need to reframe public health’s approach to tackling obesity? In this episode, multi-award-winning content creator and body image/self-love advocate, Stephanie Yeboah, and international researcher and anthropologist, Dr Aaron Parkhurst, seek to answer these questions and discuss how the body positivity movement can be used to influence societal change. Read full show notes: www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/fat-chance-how-body-positivity-can-tackle-obesity-crisis Access transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/transcript-fat-chance-how-body-positivity-can-tackle-obesity-crisis