Showing posts with label Health at Every Size. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health at Every Size. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2011

The Myth of the “Health at Every Size” Ideology

  1. Luke Tunyich says:
    February 10th, 2011 at 9:32 am
Does “Health at Every Size” (HAES) mean: “Health at Every Level of Obesity”, Health at Normal Weight and Health at Every Level of Underweight.


It seems to me that the slogan “Health at every size” is misleading. I think that the real meaning of “HAES” can’t be: “Health at every level of obesity”, Health at normal weight and Health at every level of underweight.


Obesity, particularly severe obesity, is a serious medical condition along with being underweight and severely underweight.


I can’t imagine how people affected with severe obesity can be healthy, and I also can’t imagine how people that are severely underweight can be healthy while maintaining this weight