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Weight gain and loss
Originally Published: April 12, 2002
 
Alice,

I am disappointed. Although the information you gave in your answer to the above question, you left out one VERY important thing... positive body image. It is entirely possible that "Big and Chunky Brothers" are eating right, moving their bodies, and are generally healthy. Perhaps they are worried about their size because they have received so many negative messages about being "oversize" (whatever that means).

By all means, include the information on healthy eating and fun body movement ? but don't forget to include ways that people can learn to feel good about the bodies they have (which often do not fit into society's ideals). This can include anything from making sure to spend more time with people that appreciate you for everything about you and don't put you down for the way you look ? to going for counseling if negative body image thoughts are making you depressed, or even leading to eating disorders or steroid use.

Down with Body Phobia (be it fat-phobia or thin-phobia)!

Sincerely, A concerned reader

 

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