Paul covered it so I don’t have to. Yay! Here’s the McCain quote from last night’s debate that sparked his post and this one: The rise of obesity amongst young Americans is one of the most alarming statistics that there is. We should have physical fitness programs and nutrition programs in schools. Every parent should … Continue reading »
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Quick Hit: Fat Talk Free Week
This is awesome, and I’ll be posting more about it on Broadsheet shortly. Happy Fat Talk Free Week, everybody! (Video is all text, so no transcript necessary.) Update: Karen pointed out in comments that transcripts are also for the visually impaired whose screen readers don’t read video — d’oh! of course! — and llencelyn has … Continue reading »
Quick Hit the 2nd: HAES and FA in NYT
In case you missed it elsewhere, there was an article in yesterday’s magazine about Linda Bacon’s new book and the fat acceptance movement. Very 101 for regular readers here, but excellent to see in the paper. And the best part? There’s a cute illustration of happy fat and thin stick people, instead of a headless … Continue reading »
From the Mailbag: Good News, Bad News
A Shapeling writes: I am a biologist attending a large, well respected conference on insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease. All the experiments were well designed, good solid data, and a lot of it correlates EXACTLY with the message of your blog, like the factoid I gleaned that fully 25% of Coronary Artery Disease … Continue reading »
Three to Four Hours a Day
Did y’all see this? Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there’s a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Seriously. Just exercise moderately for three to four hours a day, and you won’t be fat! LIKE MAGIC. The best part is where … Continue reading »
Why People Hate the Gym
So, we recently got rid of the car. It’s no huge hardship in a city with good public transportation, but of course, in the first few weeks of going carless, you become aware of all the places that are suddenly much more of a PITA to get to. Over the last several months, I’ve been … Continue reading »
The Duh Truck Rides Again
Okay, every Shapeling and their grandma has sent me a version of this news, so I’d better get on it. (Thanks, everybody, and sorry I’m slow!) A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim … Continue reading »
Resources on Body Image and Domestic Violence?
A reader who works with victims of domestic violence writes: After speaking with my boss, she and I agree that FA and HAES could have a big role to play in our self-care initiatives. While economic issues and pure justified fear are the leading reasons women stay in violent relationships, self-esteem is way up there. … Continue reading »
Michelle is Smart
Go read her latest entry on common misunderstandings about HAES. Everyone is limited, physically or mentally, to a certain extent. HAES must work within those limitations. And because humans come in all shades of disease — from Crohn’s, to diabetes, to cancer and chemotherapy, to eating disorders, to fibromyalgia — there is no tool that … Continue reading »
Cheating death
Here’s a sobering story in the NYT about a man who almost missed the signs of a heart attack until he remembered reading about the suddenness of the late Tim Russert’s death. Fortunately, the author made it to the hospital in time to get effective medical attention — and he found that he’s not the … Continue reading »
