HAES in the Media

Tossing Out the Diet and Embracing the Fat
by Mandy Katz
16th July 2009

This movement — a loose alliance of therapists, scientists and others — holds that all people, “even” fat people, can eat whatever they want and, in the process, improve their physical and mental health and stabilize their weight.
[read this article in the New York Times online]

Love your fat child, don't shame them
by Marianne Kirby
4th June 2009

If your child is fat, it's far more important to let them know they are loved than to encourage them to diet.
[read this article in the Guardian online]

All Shapes and Sizes
by Lucy Aphramor, Sharon Curtis (HAES UK) and Scotlyn Sabean (HAES Ireland)
9th May 2009

It is counterproductive to pour money and effort into making everyone slim - let's encourage an ethical approach to weight
[read this article in the Guardian online]

Obese 'should exercise not diet'
4th December 2006

Women who are clinically obese don't need to diet to improve their health, say UK researchers.
[read this article on the BBC news website]

Obesity: Size isn't everything
by Jerome Burne
21st June 2005

Obesity has been trumpeted as the biggest health risk of modern times. But is it really?
[read this article in the Independent online]