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on 31 July 2005 (#7886533)

The basic principles of Health At Every Size (HAES) as outlined by the Association for Size Diversity & Health are:

  1. Accepting and respecting the diversity of body shapes and sizes.

  2. Recognizing that health and well-being are multi-dimensional and that they include physical, social, spiritual, occupational, emotional, and intellectual aspects.

  3. Promoting all aspects of health and well-being for people of all sizes.

  4. Promoting eating in a manner which balances individual nutritional needs, hunger, satiety, appetite, and pleasure.

  5. Promoting individually appropriate, enjoyable, life-enhancing physical activity, rather than exercise that is focused on a goal of weight loss.

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There are many size-acceptance and health-related communities here at LiveJournal, but I couldn't find any specifically devoted to the HAES approach. At the moment I'm not sure what I want to do with this community, other than post HAES-related research articles for my own reference.

What I do know is that this community is not the place for the standard obesity-panic rhetoric, size or weight prejudice, promotion of eating disorders, body image phobias, flaming or name-calling.

HAES is about acceptance of self and others, caring for our bodies, and living well.

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RESOURCES:

Association for Size Diversity & Health
Academy For Eating Disorders: Health At Every Size SIG
Big Moves...Because Every Body Can Dance
Body Positive Boosting body image at any weight
Clinical Trial Evaluating Health At Every Size(HAES) As an Alternative Obesity Treatment Model
Council on Size & Weight Discrimination
Fat Friendly Health Professionals
Fat Girl Walking Movement
Size Sensitivity Guidelines for Heath Workers
Health At Every Size Journal
HUGS International Inc.
Health @ Every Size
Health At Every Size: Healing Weight Issues
Health At Every Size Radio Show!
Make Peace with Yourself Kelly Bliss article on Health At Every Size
Show Me The Data

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