Valda Leighteizer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1303989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valda Leighteizer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valda |
| FAMILY NAME | Leighteizer |
| SIGNATURE | LEIGHTEIZER V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mount Saint Vincent University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“This is what you’re supposed to do”
Dietetics education and practice is rooted in a weight-centric paradigm of health. Research demonstrates that dietetic students and practitioners hold stigmatizing beliefs about fat people. Some have sardonically noted that being thin is taken as evidence of dietitians’ expertise within the profession and in the eyes of the public. In this light, fat dietetic students are likely subject to stigma within their educational environments. However, no…
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“This is what you’re supposed to do”
Dietetics education and practice is rooted in a weight-centric paradigm of health. Research demonstrates that dietetic students and practitioners hold stigmatizing beliefs about fat people. Some have sardonically noted that being thin is taken as evidence of dietitians’ expertise within the profession and in the eyes of the public. In this light, fat dietetic students are likely subject to stigma within their educational environments. However, no…
Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education (1 work) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (1 work) · Endocrinology (1 work) · Medical education (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Nursing (1 work) · Obesity (1 work) · Obesity and Health Practices (1 work) · Overweight (1 work) · Pedagogy (1 work)