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
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2013, we are resolved!
Well, the world did not end as was predicted (again), so here we are facing a new year begging us to make yet another new year’s resolution. Sigh. A resolution.… Read More »2013, we are resolved!
The other white powder – sugar and food addiction
by Jonathan Robison, PhD, MS Gary Taubes was at it again recently, responding to “The Fat Trap” by Tara Parker-Pope spouting the same old rhetoric about how carbohydrates are poison… Read More »The other white powder – sugar and food addiction
Can you tell anything at all by a person’s weight?
by Deb Burgard, PhD If you have grown up in this culture, you probably associate quite a few things with fatness and quite a few of the opposite traits with… Read More »Can you tell anything at all by a person’s weight?
You gotta have heart!
by Jeanette DePatie, ASDAH Vice President, in consultation with ASDAH member Sandy Dixon, RN, MS, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Manager Valentine’s Day has just passed us by and February is American Heart… Read More »You gotta have heart!
Weekend warrior syndrome and the national, annual B.S.
by Jeanette DePatie (The Fat Chick), MA, ACE Ahh January. After the champagne flutes and the ball drop and the confetti, it’s time for the annual Big Shift. What is… Read More »Weekend warrior syndrome and the national, annual B.S.
How to tell if you are getting a diet-in-haes-clothing
by Deb Burgard, PhD Along with the increasing public recognition of the Health at Every Size® model, there is some confusion about what the HAES SMmodel is and is not. … Read More »How to tell if you are getting a diet-in-haes-clothing
Georgia on my mind
by Deb Lemire, President of the Association for Size Diversity and Health The Children’s Health Alliance of Atlanta has launched a campaign using short 30 second videos with chubby children… Read More »Georgia on my mind
New year’s resolution — boot the bully from your brain
by Michelle May, MD Bias. Stereotyping. Prejudice. Discrimination. Bullying. These ugly words describe a serious problem weight stigma. Our culture is entrenched in the belief that fat is bad, people… Read More »New year’s resolution — boot the bully from your brain