Dr. Linda Bacon is a professor of Nutrition and the author of the new book Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. She aims to debunk the cultural assumption that weight is the ...

While body positivity and acceptance have become more mainstream, our society admittedly has a long way to go. Weight-biased messaging and portrayals of an ideal body are pervasive across media and ...

Health at every size (or HAES) is a lifestyle counselling approach that promotes mindful eating and lifestyle behaviours to pursue health and wellness, without focusing on weight loss. Weight loss is ...

(CNN) — Do you ever find yourself comparing the size of your child with those of their classmates and worrying about their health? Just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, you can’t judge a ...

Obesity is one of the most complex social and health challenges of our time. But what exactly is obesity, a disease, the result of toxic food systems, or a matter of numbers? Or is it a socially ...

No man who is fat is truly healthy over the long term, a new study finds. “There appears to be no such thing as metabolically healthy obesity,” said a statement by Dr. Johan Arnlov, an associate ...