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Is there anyone who works in the medical or wellness field that has ideas for how to better implement Health At Every Size systematically? Or is this largely dependent on research that disproves causal links between being fat and noncommunicable diseases?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding HAES. I thought it was mostly about having healthy habits, like actually exercising regularly and eating healthy and accepting that these things may not be reflected in the way you look

But yeah I guess it does specify "every size"

I don't think that everyone understands HAES. Basically, it is getting the doctor to treat your problems without blowing you off, and telling you to go on a diet and come back when you are thin. I know one woman who told her doctor that she wanted to be as healthy as she could at the size she was at. Feedees are quite different from most large size people, but make up a very tiny percentage. For most large size people, diets do more harm than they do good. The typical lose ten pounds and regain fifteen over and over again until someone is super size. The body tends to adjust its metabolism downward to accommodate reduction in food intake. There are no diseases that only large people get, so there is no reason a doctor should guarantee weight loss will automatically cure a problem.