“It’s become increasingly rare to find health professionals who are genuinely compassionate and put integrity before profit and self-interest. Lydia and Sarah are the real thing.”
Paris Hilton has recently come under fire for having gained weight, with many tabloid articles criticizing her for being too fat. Kim Wilson, editor of New Idea, and co-director Lydia Jade Turner were interviewed about this issue today on Channel Seven’s The Morning Show. Lydia highlights the problem of public scrutiny and shaming celebrities for [...]
Fiona Wyllie from ABC Radio interviews co-director Lydia Jade Turner about conflicts of interest in obesity research, and the problem of taking a weight-based approach to health. Particularly moving is a message Fiona reads out from one of the listeners in response to this interview at 15:40 mins in, about their own experiences of discrimination based [...]
This article was first published on ABCs Unleashed on 25th January 2011. This week marks the start of ‘Healthy Weight Week,’ brought to you by the Dieticians Association of Australia (DAA). With the DAA claiming that 61 per cent of Australian adults and 25 per cent of Australian children are either overweight or obese, many people [...]