What’ll It Take?
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?
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The Skinny on … skinny?
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?
The High Costs of Weight Loss Surgery
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
Opportunity Costs
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
HAES® Matters: A Health At Every Size® Model for Our Children
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog shares HAES Matters “roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in this HAES Matters post are based on questions generated by participants… Read More »HAES® Matters: A Health At Every Size® Model for Our Children
“Preventing Obesity”—One life story
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
Punching holes in the Matrix
by Dr Rick Kausman, MD I have always loved the movie ‘The Matrix’. I watched it again recently with my daughter Meaghan, and I can’t help but be struck by… Read More »Punching holes in the Matrix
On Ethics
by Fall Ferguson, JD, MA A well-known bioethicist named Daniel Callahan recently advocated for the intentional infliction of weight stigma. He has written an article in The Hastings Center Report… Read More »On Ethics
From Dieter to Diet Survivor
by Judith Matz, LCSW Just as the month of January brings the typical frenzy of diet ads that bombard us from the airwaves, magazine covers, and the Internet, there has… Read More »From Dieter to Diet Survivor
HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (part 2)
From time to time the Health At Every Size® Blog will be sharing HAES Matters ”roundtable” posts with our readers. The questions that appear in the HAES Matters posts are based on questions generated by participants at ASDAH’s… Read More »HAES® Matters: Exercise and the HAES model (part 2)