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Dances With Fat
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An exploration of weight, health, size acceptance and health at every size from a trained researcher who is an expert on weight and health, three time National Champion Dancer, and professional speaker and writer.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1270 )
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Are Fat People at Higher Risk?
I received an e-mail from reader Emma today who said that she had seen sources that said that obese people were at a higher risk for a number of health... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Five Terrible Arguments
There are some supposed “arguments” against Health at Every Size and Size Acceptance that I hear all the time that I wanted to take a moment to discuss today:5. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Rebel Without a Carrot Stick
Yesterday in the comments Linda said “I recently saw an ad for veggies that said something like ‘not all 100 calories are the same, go big’. The presentation... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Tacky Spammy Diet Peddlers
One of the small annoyances of having a blog is when other people spam the blog to market their crap with a comment that says something like “generic lip servic... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Fat Holiday Sing-a-Long
One of the most frequent questions I get from people who celebrate holidays during this time of year is about how to deal with family and friends who are... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
First and Foremost
I love the show The Sing Off, it is an a capella singing competition. As with most reality shows of this type there are three judges – Ben Folds, Jewel, and... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
What Does the Bra Say?
The band Ylvis created a runaway hit with their ridiculous song “What Does the Fox Say?” Microsoft is attempting to do the same with women’s underwear. Read more
Posted on 10 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Why Don’t You Like My Studies?
One of the reasons that I’m no longer interested in attempting weight loss is that my review of the literature informs me that it simply has no basis in evidenc... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Anatomy of a Trolling
I got trolled at a talk I gave, and it was kind of hilarious. Here’s what happened: A few weeks ago I was giving a talk at the University of Illinois at... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Is Fit and Fat Really a Myth?
Recently some studies have come out that suggested that the idea that you can be fit and fat is simply not true. I was going to do a take down of the study,... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Some Diet Company Questions
Twas three weeks before Christmas and all through the mail, the diet companies shill programs guaranteed to fail.It’s that time of year – diet companies try to... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Fat People Need To…
First of all, thank you so much to everyone who offered congratulations on the marathon (did I mention that I completed a marathon? Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
My Big Fat Finished Marathon
This is also how you can tell if someone walked a marathon.About twenty weeks ago I decided to train to do the Seattle Marathon. Sunday was the Seattle Marathon. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Inexplicably
Often during talks when I show evidence that habits are a better indicator of future health than body size, I get challenged by someone who tells a story of... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Just a Quick Reminder
If you are celebrating holidays in the next couple months then I wish you a season of celebration full of awesomeness and devoid of food policing and unwanted... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
A Little Bit Brave
I’m obsessed with the Sara Bareilles song Brave (video and full lyrics both below.) I think my favorite lyrics areLet your words be Anything but empty Why... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
The Lure of Immortality
I think that the diet industry actually tries to subtly (or perhaps not-so-subtly) sell us immortality. So much of our thin obsession – dieting repeatedly... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Seriously Self?
It’s the holidays and I’m being hit with a ton of requests asking me to buy subscriptions to fashion and so-called fitness magazines – for myself, as gifts for... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Where to Start
Greetings from the lovely University of Illinois at Ubana-Champaign, I’ve been doing a series of talks here and I’ve been asked a common question a number of... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH -
Seriously Bad Medicine
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society released new guidelines urging doctors to be “more aggressive” in... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH