![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is an alternative reality behind all of these statements, even if it can be hard to hear above the societal clamor. How many times have you heard the intonations in that previous paragraph? Those are some of the myths we take on. We’re fatter than our ancestors, and burgeoning waistlines are causing sickness and early death… Government and industry say the pounds are costing us … This generation will have shorter lives than their parents … And what’s the solution to all this? Watch what you eat! (But don’t diet: change your lifestyle.) Lose weight. Authors Linda Bacon, PhD and Lucy Aphramor, PhD, RD joined us for an interview on Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. Our questions are designated in italics, and with their thoughtful responses following.Įarly in your book, Body Respect: What Conventional …, you challenge “the obesity mythology” and proclaim, “We don’t have an epidemic of obesity our epidemic is one of judgment, bias, and hyperbole.” Can you please elaborate on some of the myths you mention? ![]()
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