Did you know…
BMI was never created to be used as a medical tool?
Fad diets do not lead to long-term weight loss?
Fat is not a feeling?
Healthy At Every Size (HAES) is intended to approach eating and living WITHOUT focusing on weight loss?
Diet culture & society perpetuate the idea that we should always be pursuing thinness. But thinness does not equal health.
So what is weight stigma or fat stigma?
Fat Liberation activists use “fat” as a neutral term to describe body size, reclaiming a word that makes many people uncomfortable. Weight or fat stigma is a public health issue, as many medical professionals will fail to appropriately screen fat people for medical conditions.
Studies show that…
If you’d like to read more about Fat Stigma and the research behind the HAES approach, check out this article.
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