Why Language Matters for Health Justice

Obesity
Written By Josh Artus

Our Framing of Obesity as a Condition

 
 

At Centric Lab we are making a shift in the way we conceptualise and communicate obesity.

Science is a process that creates opportunity for clarity and accuracy over time, meaning that the longer we observe a phenomenon, the more information we will gather to make adjustments.

We have now been focused on obesity for three years, working directly with doctors and patients

 

To download a pdf copy of this please use this link or read via the slideshow viewer on this page.

A plain text version of this report is available to view online here.

Further Information

If you are a person that would like to organise healing opportunities for your community, please get in touch. Equally, if you are an organisation that would like to provide similar infrastructure, also get in touch. 

charlotte@thecentriclab.com

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