![]() You can check out What is weight stigma? and Why we need a weight inclusive approach to health care for a little bit more. This may look like focussing on gentle nutrition, life-enhancing movement, stress management, smoking cessation for the purpose of feeling good. ![]() It encourages health promotion behaviours independent of body weight (weight is not a behaviour), race, gender, class and other forms of systemic oppression. HAES is based on the assumption that ALL bodies are capable of achieving health and wellbeing independent of weight, provided that folks are not discriminated against and are given access to non-stigmatising healthcare. It acknowledges the harmful impacts of dieting for the purposes of intentional weight loss, as well as the consequences of weight stigma. ![]() HAES is also known as the non-diet or weight-inclusive approach to health and is an alternative to the weight centric approach (the idea that in order to be “healthy” we need to be a certain size / BMI). ![]()
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