I get the impression that some readers think that Health At Every Size means perfect adherence to the standard tenets of health, but without an eye towards weight loss. That’s an easy and reasonable mistake to make, partly since we don’t always go back and define our terms (sorry everyone who’s asked what HAES stood … Continue reading »
Posted on October 12, 2007 …
Call to Action
So, Scholastic Freakin’ Books and Kaiser Permanente have put up this online video game called The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective, in which children are encouraged to investigate the “crime” of ostensibly unhealthy eating among their peers. You can read about just how twisted and ridiculous this game is over at Junkfood Science. … Continue reading »
Friday Fluff: Let’s Talk Hallowe’en
Discussion can get pretty heavy around here — even if we weren’t talking about eating disorders half the time, there’s nothing like trenchant media analysis to bring you uncomfortably close to bigotry and misogyny. So after the mega-popular names post, Kate thought we might leaven the discussion (and give our sharp, funny commentariat a chance … Continue reading »
