The 2012 More of Me to Love Catalog

The 2012 MOMTL Catalog is finally here. Download it today to get the coupon code in the back!

Health at Every Size Radio Show with Dr. Peggy Elam & Pat Ballard

This groundbreaking radio show is the only one out there totally dedicated to Health at Every Size and spreading the messages thereof. Pat and Peggy are a dynamic duo with charming personalities, tons of information at their disposal and a delightful way of sharing it. Their banter is fun, good-natured and humorous, and you can tell that they’re always having a good time.

You can come here every week to hear the latest podcast of the Health at Every Size show and to listen to back episodes. Get started now!

Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mortality in Overweight and Obese Individuals

This article by Eric M. Matheson, MS, MD, Dana E. King, MS, MD, and Charles J. Everett, PhD demonstrates that “Healthy lifestyle habits are associated with a significant decrease in mortality regardless of baseline body mass index.”

How International No Diet Day Began

International No Diet Day was established in 1992 by Mary Evans Young, the director of the British anti-diet campaign Diet Breakers. This article is about how and why she began International No Diet Day.

Weighing in on the Health & Ethical Implications of BC’s Weight-Centered Health Paradigm

Promotion of the weight-centered health paradigm through weight reduction policies and programs may lead to negative health outcomes such as eating disorders, mental health issues and harms from weight cycling and social stigmatization. This study asked why the weight-centered paradigm is uncritically relied upon in public policy and identified effective alternatives to it. Methods used to explore this were discourse analysis of policy documents, case studies of research on Health at Every Size and stakeholder interviews to evaluate policy alternatives. Three policy options are recommended for government adoption: i) weight bias training for health care professionals; ii) framing health promotion in “healthy weight” not “obesity reduction” language; and iii) ensuring health surveillance is not limited to measuring weight alone and involves tracking for unintended outcomes (e.g. eating disorders). A further recommendation suggests that eating disorder prevention professionals take a lead role in advocating for health- rather than weight-centered approaches.