Health At Every Size approach / HAES >>> fat shaming

The problem of what to do about rising obesity rates is a major preoccupation of the early 21st century. Obesity has been linked with a range of chronic diseases. Fat shaming has not shown to work though. Thread about HAES 👇 The main components of the HAES approach are (1) intuitive eating, (2) body positivity - acceptance regardless of size or shape, and (3) physical activity for movement and health rather than for elite performance or to shape the body.

According to the World Health Organization, #breast #cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of women each year and affecting countries at all levels of modernization. A thread 👇 Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in #lka, accounting to 20 per cent of all cancer cases reported in the island. In the case of men, Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx cancer is the leading type of cancer and accounts for 20 per cent likewise.