When Weight Matters

07/06/2026

Thinking of joining WIN in 2026? 💙

The Weight Issues Network is a community of people passionate about creating a world free from weight stigma.

By joining WIN, you'll have the opportunity to:
✨ Connect with others who understand the lived experience of weight issues
✨ Share your voice and help shape advocacy efforts
✨ Stay informed about research, events, and opportunities
✨ Contribute to meaningful change in healthcare, policy, and society

Whether you're living with obesity, supporting a loved one, working in healthcare, or simply believe in a more inclusive future, there's a place for you at WIN.

Together, we can amplify lived experience and drive change.

Visit our website to learn more and become a member today.

03/06/2026

In The New York Times, Simar Bajaj suggests we're seeing a resurgence of shame, blame, and stigma in public health. But we wonder, did it ever really fade?
https://conscienhealth.org/2026/06/03/are-we-seeing-a-resurgence-of-health-stigma/

02/06/2026

There is no single solution to obesity because there is no single obesity experience.

What works for one person may not work for another. That's why people living with obesity need access to a range of affordable, evidence-based treatment and support options that recognise the complexity of this chronic disease.

Effective obesity care should be personalised, respectful, and focused on improving health and quality of life - not built around a one-size-fits-all approach.

When we listen to lived experience and invest in diverse treatment pathways, we create more opportunities for people to access the care that is right for them.

💙 People deserve choice.
💙 People deserve access.
💙 People deserve hope.

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

28/05/2026

In case the change in nomenclature from PCOS to PMOS leaves you wondering why, let's take a moment to consider the implications of an unfortunate old name for misunderstanding and stigma.
https://conscienhealth.org/2026/05/28/pcos-pmos-nash-and-mash-whats-in-a-name/

25/05/2026

Are obesity medicines and surgery at crossed purposes? Or are we inevitably headed toward a more realistic model of chronic care for obesity? Two new papers – in JAMA Surgery & Nature Medicine – offer insight.
https://conscienhealth.org/2026/05/25/the-intersection-of-medicine-and-surgery-in-obesity/

12/05/2026

Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS

12/05/2026

At , we should absolutely examine how food systems influence health. But if the goal is better health outcomes, more equitable care, and less stigma, then moralizing obesity doesn't ultimately help. https://conscienhealth.org/2026/05/12/eco2026-the-impulse-to-moralize-obesity-is-alive-and-well/