Health at every size
Learn more about Health at Every Size (HAES), an approach that puts less emphasis on weight as a gauge of health, instead focusing on metabolic indicators.
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What is body neutrality and why is it important in eating disorder recovery?
Many people have heard of the body positivity movement, a campaign encouraging people—though primarily...
Healthism: When a focus on healthy living becomes problematic
Healthism refers to a set of attitudes and beliefs that health is the most...
Fat is not a bad word
The word fat is not a bad word. It is a descriptor, just like thin. Yet society has...
What is health at every size?
Health at Every Size (HAES) is an alternative approach to healthcare that proposes...
Why body weight isn’t an indicator of health
In an age overrun by diet culture, it may be easy to believe that someone's body weight, shape, and size...
How diet culture can lead to eating disorders
Diet culture is all around, from advertisements and food labels to social media and influencers. It is so...
Learning the intuitive eating principles
Intuitive eating is an approach to eating based on responding to the body’s...
Understanding picky eaters
Many young children are very selective about which foods they will eat. Although...
What is diet culture?
You’ve probably heard of the term “diet culture” if you’ve spent any time immersed in...
Why am I eating so much?
Anyone can have a complicated relationship with food, particularly in American culture...
What is thin privilege?
Many of us are bombarded daily with messages and images glorifying specific bodies, usually a thin and/or...
Why using the word "obese" is a problem
How often have you seen in the news a proclamation that “obesity is the largest...
Weight stigma in healthcare settings
Weight stigma, which is often referred to as weight bias, is discrimination...
Why listing calories on menus can be harmful
England recently passed a policy requiring all restaurants, cafes, and takeaways...
HAES in the LGBTQ+ community
The LGBTQ+ community, much like the rest of our Western society, is rife with anti...
Why you shouldn’t ring in the new year with a diet
As we approach the holidays, you may feel pressure to kick the new...
12 non-diet New Year’s resolutions
With the winter holidays just around the corner, you may have begun....
Cheat meals linked to eating disorders in teens and young adults
A new study published by the Journal of Eating Disorders has found a connection between "cheat meals"...
22 body neutral affirmations
Loving how your body looks can feel difficult or impossible when living in a cultural environment where...
Eating disorder awareness
Eating disorders are believed to affect at least nine percent of the population worldwide, with an...
Blind weigh-ins and how to say "no" to being weighed
Getting weighed and having your blood pressure taken are often the first two things you do when you go to...
Diet culture is rooted in racism, white supremacy, and colonialism
Toxic diet culture is a pervasive and insidious influence on our lives. Many people may recognize its...
Medical fatphobia: Weight-based discrimination in healthcare settings
Weight-based discrimination and fatphobia are incredibly prevalent in medical settings. Many healthcare...
How to overcome emotional eating after a loss
Loss and grief affect us in profound ways and can lead to emotional eating. Whether you’ve lost a loved...
The devastating effects of fat shaming
Some biases around weight have become so deeply ingrained in society that they’ve almost become invisible...
What is fatphobia?
In a world that's long been deeply influenced by the ideals of diet culture, people with certain body...