The Truth About Weight Loss for Health
I’m Dr Asher Larmie, aka the Fat Doctor, and I’m done watching the medical establishment harm fat people in the name of “health.” As a Fat person who has practiced medicine for more than twenty years, I’ve experienced weight stigma from both sides of the consulting room. What I’ve learned? The way healthcare treats Fat people isn’t just scientifically unfounded – it’s actively harmful. I refuse to accept substandard care any longer – how about you?
Every day, Fat people are denied proper healthcare because doctors are too focused on their weight. They’re told to lose weight for everything from ankle sprains to cancer. They’re blamed, shamed, and sent away with a diet plan instead of proper treatment.
And it’s killing us.
But here’s what they don’t tell you: There is no evidence that weight loss improves health outcomes. None. In fact, the pursuit of weight loss causes measurable harm – physical, psychological, and social. The science is clear, even if the medical establishment isn’t ready to admit it.
Weight Loss Is Unsustainable
Sustainable weight loss isn’t just unlikely – it’s practically impossible. And no, it’s not your fault. Learn why your body fights to maintain its weight and why diets are designed to fail.
Weight Loss Won’t Fix Your Health
They’ll tell you to lose weight for everything – diabetes, heart disease, joint pain, even cancer. But here’s the kicker: there’s no evidence that weight loss prevents, improves, or cures any medical condition. And it definitely doesn’t make you live longer. Time to learn what the research actually shows.
Weight Loss Causes Harm
From metabolic damage to eating disorders, the pursuit of weight loss leaves lasting scars. Discover the real, evidence-based impacts of weight cycling and restrictive eating that your doctor never told you about.
Weight Stigma Kills
This isn’t about feelings – it’s about survival. Weight stigma in healthcare leads to missed diagnoses, delayed treatment, and preventable deaths. Get the facts about how anti-fat bias impacts health outcomes.
Weight-Inclusive Healthcare is Possible
Imagine healthcare that treats you with respect, addresses your actual health concerns, and never prescribes weight loss. It exists. Learn what real, evidence-based, weight-inclusive care looks like and how to find it.
Free Resources
Looking for medical care that treats your actual symptoms instead of focusing on weight loss? Our free resource library includes evidence-based guides for managing specific symptoms (like pain and fatigue) and conditions (like diabetes and sleep apnea) without weight loss requirements.
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Meet the founder of No Weigh
Dr. Asher Larmie’s journey to founding #NOWeigh is both deeply personal and professional. As a Fat person practicing medicine for over two decades, he’s experienced weight stigma from both sides of the consulting room. But it wasn’t until his own transformative moment during the COVID pandemic that everything changed.
At 40, after being advised to lose 40kg in order to reach his “target weight”, Asher embarked on yet another weight loss journey – one that would lead to an unexpected destination. While the pounds initially dropped, the familiar cycle of physical and mental health deterioration began. It was then that Asher discovered the anti-diet movement and Intuitive Eating, sparking a profound transformation that would reshape not just his life, but his entire approach to medicine.
Drawing on his extensive medical experience across specialties and his personal journey with weight stigma, Asher stepped away from traditional GP practice to become a full-time educator, author, and activist.
As the self-styled “Fat Doctor,” he’s challenging the medical establishment’s harmful obsession with weight loss and championing evidence-based, weight-inclusive care.
Born to immigrant parents at a time that virtually no one understood queerness and neurodivergence, Asher brings a unique perspective to the fight against weight stigma. His journey of self-discovery, including coming out as LGBTQIA+ in his youth and later embracing his identity as both Transmasculine and AuDHD, has deepened his understanding of marginalization and strengthened his commitment to healthcare justice.
Today, as the founder of NO Weigh, Dr. Larmie is leading a revolution in healthcare.
One that treats every body with respect, addresses real health concerns, and never prescribes weight loss as a solution. His mission isn’t just about changing medical practice – it’s about saving lives.