Assumptions
By Michelle May, M.D. Not long after graduating from medical school, I was sitting in a hospital nurses’ station between two other residents, writing progress notes and orders on our… Read More »Assumptions
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Is the body mass index a good measure of health?
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS The BMI is a measure of height and weight – specifically weight divided by height squared. It is the predominate measure by which health professionals… Read More »Is the body mass index a good measure of health?
Can I love my body and still want to lose weight?
by Deb Burgard, PhD Many people who are intrigued with the Health at Every Size® approach find the notion of “weight neutrality” the hardest aspect to accept. “Loving your body”… Read More »Can I love my body and still want to lose weight?
From unaware to advocate
by Michelle May, MD I have to confess: I wasn’t always a Health At Every Size® supporter. To be clear, I was never anti-HAESSM either, but over the years, I… Read More »From unaware to advocate
When health speech is hate speech
by Deb Burgard, PhD Can you support people’s health while rejecting their bodies? The public health authorities seem to think so. Calls for the “prevention and elimination” of “obesity” are… Read More »When health speech is hate speech
The cockroach effect
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS In my 25 or so years of being involved in the health field I have witnessed the comings and goings of a multitude of highly… Read More »The cockroach effect
Time to own it
by Deb Lemire, President of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, adapted from the opening welcome for the ASDAH’s 2011 Conference Those of you who know me, or have seen my… Read More »Time to own it
JAMA proposes a medical mugging
by Deb Burgard, PhD A recent JAMA editorial calls for government intervention – i.e., foster care – for “severely overweight children.” The authors position state-sponsored kidnapping as a humane alternative… Read More »JAMA proposes a medical mugging
Michelle goes on a diet
By Michelle May, M.D. The description from the author’s website for Maggie Goes on a Diet, a children’s book (for ages 6 and up) slated for publication in October 2011 reads:… Read More »Michelle goes on a diet
Create your own masterpiece
by Michelle May, MD In my last post, Work of Art or Paint-by-Number, I told you about a dangerous “meme” or idea gene. This meme is the belief that restriction… Read More »Create your own masterpiece