Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight

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Fat isn t the problem Dieting is the problem A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn t match an impossible ideal is the problem A medical establishment that equates thin with healthy is the problem Health at Every Size The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon, PhD, presents a well researched, healthy living manual that debunks the weight myths and translates the latest science into practical advice to help readers forever end their battle with weight. Best Read [ Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight ] Author [ Linda Bacon ] – kino-fada.fr First I want to say that this book is a must read for anyone who is overweight and has ever wished they were thinner Even if I felt the book was flawed in a few ways, I think it s still incredibly valuable.There s a whole movement started by the book and it s a really empowering, wonderful thing.Essentially, the point of this book is that the chips are stacked against higher weight Americans, that our senses of hunger and satiety has been manipulated for the profit of food and pharmaceutical First I want to say that this book is a must read for anyone who is overweight and has ever wished they were thinner Even if I felt the book was flawed in a few ways, I think it s still incredibly valuable.There s a whole movement started by the book and it s a really empowering, wonderful thing.Essentially, the point of this book is that the chips are stacked against higher weight Americans, that our senses of hunger and satiety has been manipulated for the profit of food and pharmaceutical companies, and that no conventional diet has ever proven to have consistent long term results She argues that we should be angry at the commodification of our hunger, and the way our bodies are viewed as vehicles for profit and consumption.She argues that fat itself is not the cau...Holy moley I wish I d read this book when I was fifteen My entire life would have been changed with this knowledge, and possibly that of several members of my family.If you have any issues regarding your weight or self image, or if anyone you love has those issues, do not walk but RUN to get your hands on this book.The research presented will knock your socks off and change your understanding of how your body works to protect and support you The down side is that you will forever be Holy moley I wish I d read this book when I was fifteen My entire life would...This book was not written by a medical doctor I also find the name Bacon to be deliciously ironic It s easy to be impressed by someone who says I have a PhD but keep in mind that a PhD is NOT the same as a MD I have never come across an MD that says obesity is ever healthy Yes, you can be overweight and heal...If you have ever gone on a diet even a healthy eating plan , if you have ever looked at your body and thought you were fat, if you ever have wished you were thin, if you have ever counted a calorie, you must read this book If you re a naturally thin person who has never had to worry about food or weight, read this book Linda Bacon outlines all the lies we ve been fed about obesity and weight loss, and she does it with impeccable science Every time she makes a statement of fact in the book, If you have ever gone on a diet even a healthy eating plan , if you have ever looked at your body and thought you were fat, if you ever have wished you were thin, if you have ever counted a calorie, you must read this book If you re a naturally thin person who has never had to worry about food or weight, read this book Linda Bacon outlines all the lies we ve been fed about obesity and weight loss, and she does it with impeccable science Every time she makes a statement of fact in the book, the sentence ends with a little postscript number referring to the source in the appendix Sometimes, factual statements are backed up by 5 or 6 or 7 references Linda Bacon knows what she s talking about Yes, this book is HAES Health at Every Size 101 if you re already familiar with the fat acceptance movement, little of the information in this book will be shocking or new to you However...I have been learning about Health at Every Size and the Fat Acceptance movement and am thus trying to read it s canon of literature The basic idea is that dieting and self loathing are equally bad for you and one can take better care of oneself by eating and exercising in ways that feel good This b...This is an excellent book that explains why diets don t work and THANK GOODNESS finally shifts the blame from the dieter, to the diet THE DIET DOESN T WORK Stop blaming yourself for not being able to control everything Some things are just out of your control Let it go Food is to be eaten for nutrients, to nourish our bodies and provide us with the energy we need to function SO EAT FOOD Eat a variety, and eat SLOWLY to enjoy the food Unprocessed foods are better for you than processed This is an excellent book that explains why diets don t work and THANK GOODNESS finally shifts the blame from the dieter, to the diet THE DIET DOESN T WORK Stop blaming yourself for not being able to control everything Some things are just out of your control Let it go Food is to be eaten for nutrients, to nourish our bodies and provide us with the energy we need to function SO EAT FOOD Eat a variety, and eat SLOWLY to enjoy the food Unprocessed foods are better for you than processed foods or fast foods Duh, but I supposed it had to be said But if you want a twinkie, have a freaking tw...It s flawed in parts but I got a lot out of this book overall The core messages of this book are solid and timely Listen to your body and eat real food that makes you feel good Starving yourself to be thinner ends in weight gain for most of us and a raising of your set point weight, so don t do it Move in ways that make you feel good without worrying about burning calories Don t pay attention to super skinny ideals or weight loss diet hype and just do what works for you and makes you feel It s flawed in parts but I got a lot out of this book overall The core messages of this book are solid and timely Listen to your body and eat real food that makes you feel good Starving yourself to be thinner ends in weight gain for most of us and a raising of your set point weight, so don t do it Move in ways that make you feel good without worrying about burning calories Don t pay attention to super skinny ideals or weight loss diet hype and just do what works for you and makes you fe...I have mixed feelings after reading Health at Every Size. I have struggled for over 3 decades with eating disorders and even when my weight has been well within normal ranges i.e., a healthy BMI I have still felt pressure to diet, to get thinner, to generally not feel happy with who I am or how I look Over the years I ve read a variety of books on health, fitness, diet, weight and disease including different diets such as Paleo, keto, vegetarian, vegan, Whole 30, Mediterranean, etc and I have mixed feelings after reading Health at Every ...I struggled with this book and not because it was badly written the author has a readable, non academic style of writing I suppose because its main premise is so far from what I ve believed all my life, I found it rather difficult to accept While I agree with the author s view that it is counterproductive to berate oneself and go into cycles of self hate and binging on food, I perhaps still hold on to the belief that one simply needs to positively re frame one s journey to fitness at a I struggled with this book and not because it was badly written the author has a readable, non academic style of writing I suppose because its main premise is so far from what I ve believed all my life, I found it rather difficult to accept While I agree with the author s view that it is counterproductive to berate oneself and go into cycles of self hate and binging on food, I perhaps still hold on to the belief that one simply needs to positively re frame one s journey to fitness at a normal weight rather than accept that one is fat for life.While I agree that it may bephysically and emotionally damaging for an obese person to yo yo diet, I also ...I read this after reading Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat It made me like that other book less, because this one covered all found in the other, but this one came first, and this one helped explain why there were parts of Eat What You Love that I found a little problematic.This author, with her little study that proved that dropping the issue of weight, and concentrating on self esteem, self acceptance, and learning to trust the signals of the body and the mind actually works better I read this after reading Eat What You Love, ...

Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
  • English
  • 17 July 2019
  • Paperback
  • 326 pages
  • 1933771585
  • Linda Bacon
  • Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight