Body Respect

What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight

By: Linda Bacon

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Paperback | 2 September 2014

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Body insecurity is rampant, and it doesn't have to be.

Think for a moment about your attitudes toward weight:

Do you believe that people who are thinner are more healthy and attractive?
Do you think dieting is an effective health strategy?
Do you judge yourself or others because of weight?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're not alone. It's much more common for people to feel bad about their bodies than to appreciate them?and to judge others by those standards as well. But people don't have to be packaged in a small size to be valuable and attractive?or healthy for that matter. Saying that they do causes more harm than good, and judgments based on size tell us more about our own prejudice than someone else's health or value. It's time to show every body respect.

With the latest findings from the Health at Every Size© (HAES) movement, Body Respect debunks obesity myths, demonstrates the damage of focusing on weight, and explores how social factors impact health: the world is not a level playing field, and that affects one's opportunities as well as one's size, health and sense of self.

Using peer-reviewed evidence and common sense, scientists and nutritionists Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor explain the fall-out of a health agenda based on the concept that thinness is the goal and that one's weight is simply a matter of personal choices. They explore why diets don't work and provide alternative paths to better health and well-being for people of all shapes.

Body Respect is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about widespread body insecurity and size stigma and their many implications.

Industry Reviews

"It is profoundly important to address the shortcomings in health discourse, particularly when misinformation is harming the population. Body Respect is a ground-breaking, dogma-busting book that will change how you think about health forever." --Christopher Kennedy Lawford, New York Times bestselling author and former UN Goodwill Ambassador for Drug Treatment and Care "Linda and Lucy have written the rare self-help book that places the personal decisions about how to care for ourselves in the larger context of the world's unequal opportunities, judgment, and bias. Body Respect gives us a way to think about our decisions--especially the challenge of valuing ourselves in an indifferent or hostile world--and the concrete steps to feeling better in our bodies right now." --Deb Burgard, PhD, psychologist, eating disorders specialist, and HAES pioneer "In a world where positive, uplifting and scientifically grounded messages about weight are sorely lacking--Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor have given us a bright light of hope. Body Respect is a must-read book for anyone interested in the complex and timely topic of weight." --Marc David, M.A., author and founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating "Drs. Bacon and Aphramor have created a smart, engaging and compassionate guide that exposes why the 'eat less, exercise more' weight loss mantra fails so miserably, and how to achieve true health and wellness. Body Respect is transformative for the individual reader, as well as a wakeup call for the real public health crisis America faces: illness and suffering brought on by chronic stress associated with poverty, social inequality, oppression, and stigma." --Katja Rowell M.D., author of Love Me, Feed Me and childhood feeding specialist, thefeedingdoctor.com "This book is a must-read for those who struggle and who suffer from our culture's pervasively negative attitude towards fat...and for those who want to help them." --Anita Johnston, Ph.D., author of Eating in the Light of the Moon "With Body Respect Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor build on their impressive contributions to Health At Every Size. Whether you're a seasoned activist or new to the scene, this book will prove an invaluable addition to the literature debunking fatphobic health discourse. Body Respect is an essential tool for those seeking wellbeing without stigma." --Charlotte Cooper, PhD, psychotherapist

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