Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalThe Shortcomings of BMI As a Vaccine Eligibility MetricShould we really be putting high BMI in the same category as pulmonary disease and cancer?Feb 24, 20219Feb 24, 20219
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalHow Fatphobia Is Leading to Poor Care in the PandemicWeight stigma in health care can impact the care people get for Covid-19Jan 11, 20218Jan 11, 20218
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalThe Pandemic Is Heightening Diet Culture for MenMen aren’t part of the body positivity movement, but they need to beMay 13, 20206May 13, 20206
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalCan the Fitness Industry and Body Positivity Coexist?There’s a movement to make fitness a safe space. Whether the industry will ever fully embrace body positivity remains an open question.Jan 15, 202011Jan 15, 202011
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalBody Positivity Is Lost on YouTubeTraditional media has come a long way on self-acceptance. But the message is muddied in online spacesOct 23, 201910Oct 23, 201910
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalWho’s Considered Thin Enough for Eating Disorder Treatment?Anorexia has serious implications at any weight, but heavier patients face a pervasive, harmful stigmaAug 5, 201913Aug 5, 201913
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalThe Rise of Elective SobrietyPeople are giving up drinking — even when they don’t have a problemApr 10, 201978Apr 10, 201978
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalHow the Eco-Food Movement Mass-Markets Eating DisordersAs locavorism, veganism, and other healthy food trends took off, some of the people who pushed them the hardest suffered the mostNov 12, 201825Nov 12, 201825
Virginia Sole-SmithinElementalThe People Who Are Afraid of FoodNew kinds of eating disorders feed off our cultural obsession with healthy dietsJun 27, 201817Jun 27, 201817