by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA Recent news reports have featured stories about U.S. employers instituting “wellness programs” that wind up requiring some employees to pay more for their health insurance… Read More »Workplace Wellness and Weight
by Dana Schuster, MS For the past two months I have been recovering from bilateral knee replacement surgery. Yep, I did them both at once—a decision that has been described… Read More »HAES Consideration Self-Applied
by Deah Schwartz, Ed.D, CTRS, CCC I was 8 months pregnant and had gained 55 pounds so far. Then I went for my check up and my doctor said to… Read More »My Scale is NOT the Boss of Me
by Amy Herskowitz, MSc In April of 2010, I participated in a genetic study offered by the Women’s College Hospital Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Toronto, to… Read More »Health Is Not a Destination
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA One of the joys of being a teacher is that I am offered endless opportunities to learn from my students and our interactions. I teach… Read More »On Advocacy
by Barbara Altman Bruno, Ph.D. I promised many months ago to write a column for ASDAH’s blog. I have thought about the subject not just for these many months, but… Read More »What’ll It Take?
by Jenny Copeland, PsyD Who gets to decide what is desirable? Who defines the standards for beauty? At what point did it become acceptable – the norm even – for… Read More »The Skinny on … skinny?
by Shelley Bond Editors’ Note: Last month, an article in JAMA Surgery reported that bariatric surgery was not associated with health care cost savings as previously believed by many insurance… Read More »The High Costs of Weight Loss Surgery
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA There are a number of very real direct “costs” to individuals, communities, and societies resulting from the current “war on obesity.” The direct consequences of… Read More »Opportunity Costs
by Dana Schuster, MS Recently I saw a new advertisement for the YMCA that included the message that “exercise may just be the best way to prevent obesity.” Now don’t… Read More »“Preventing Obesity”—One life story