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> Also, "obesity is healthy" is a strawman That simply isn't true. Just look into the "Health at Every Size" movement. There are some reasonable ideas there, l
by noslenwerdna 4y ago
> Also, "obesity is healthy" is a strawman
That simply isn't true. Just look into the "Health at Every Size" movement. There are some reasonable ideas there, like destigmatizing it as you mentioned. But there are also some harmful and ridiculous ideas prevalent in that movement - namely that "weight loss should not be a health goal".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_at_Every_Size https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_at_Every_Size
- CharlesW 4y agoIMHO you have a low-generosity reading of the article you linked to, which says that this approach "de-emphasises weight loss as a health goal", and that "the basic premise of HAES is that 'well-being and healthy habits are more important than any number on the scale'". This lines up with my experience. One can do things like the Potato Diet to lose 100 pounds fairly quickly, but it's definitely not a healthy way to lose weight, and it doesn't equip you to remain at a healthy weight for the rest of your life.
- noslenwerdna 4y agoI don't think my reading is that low on generosity. The founder of the movement wrote an article called "More people should be fat." There are certainly bad diets out there, but they aren't just opposed to bad diets. It's simply not possible to be healthy at any size Fat people should not be bullied, but normalizing obesity is actively harmful to the public health. It's like normalizing smoking.