Pam Tellew

>
>I wonder how many issues are brought to the unschooling list by
>parents thinking it's a problem with their child when it's really a
>problem of their own?
>
>I am paranoid about fatness as it is a killer and also for other
>reasons I'll list below. It is guaranteed to shorten life,
>especially in our family. I also have personal hangups about fatness
>which I think are clouding this issue. This issue has given me the
>chance to think about it all more deeply.


Here's some "food" for thought:

"When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself From Food and
Weight Obsession" by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter

"Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Health" by Glenn A. Gaesser, PhD

Various books by Geneen Roth

"The Obesity Myth : Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to
Your Health" by Paul Campos (this is new and i haven't read it but the
reviews make it sound well reasoned and interesting)



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In a message dated 10/1/05 9:50:12 PM, pamtellew@... writes:


> Here's some "food" for thought:
>
> "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies:  Freeing Yourself From Food and
> Weight Obsession" by Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter
>
> "Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Health" by Glenn A. Gaesser,
> PhD
>

In looking for links to those books PamTellew listed, I came to a review of
one of the books and this part is interesting:

-=-
I recently read Glenn Gaesser’s book, Big Fat Lies - The Truth about Your
Weight and Your Health. I love the humor incorporated into the book. Here’s a
couple of examples:
J Dr. Gaesser documents more than 20 studies over the last 20 years that
show weight loss (either intentional or unintentional) actually increases the
risk of premature death. Of the few studies finding longer life with weight loss,
one documents an 11-hour increase in longevity per pound of weight lost.
Gaesser observes that results from this study suggest a person would have to lose
796 pounds to gain an additional year of life.-=-

http://www.uwyo.edu/winwyoming/bullets/2002/bullets11-02.htm

Sandra


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