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Confession: I read this at least as much to see if it would help how I talk to myself as I did to think about how I talk to my kids. And I think it will. Having said that, I *do* wish I'd had this book before I'd had to deal with a couple pediatricians over the years. Not all the interviews were helpful or persuasive, and I don't follow Sole-Smith to all of her conclusions. But even where I don't, the studies she cites are a fascinating collection of research. I read this as a library book, but I'm planning on buying my own copy so that I can have the bibliography.
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I vehemently support the premise, but this book didn't add anything new to the discourse. It compiled information readily available on every anti-diet podcast over the past decade.
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Highly recommend this book. I mostly read fiction but felt this topic was important and boy is it. Well-researched and also includes practical tips.
i was interested the topic of this book, but it got so politically correct i couldn’t look past it for the actual content. bummer.
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A brilliant summary of how society has shaped treatment of fat people and children. If you want children, work with children, or spend any time around children, this is a must read. The history of fat-phobia and its roots in racism and sexism was eye opening. The extent of the role of public health and medicine in the perpetuation of this bias was shocking to me.
I really enjoyed the last chapter/action list for parents. It did a great job and distilling all the major points of the book into a manageable list.
I really enjoyed the last chapter/action list for parents. It did a great job and distilling all the major points of the book into a manageable list.
I initially thought I wasn’t getting a lot from this book — I read it after another parenting book that I really clicked with, and I didn’t feel like there was a ton of new information about how to talk with my kids about weight, eating, etc. BUT! A week or so later, my husband and 7 year old are out of town and I find myself eating entirely differently, which led me to wonder why? And this book had a lot of information that I returned to. So while I initially picked it up because of some comments Maya made about bodies, I ended up getting a lot more out of it when looking at myself. I do think it’s a worthwhile read, even if just to hammer home how anti-fat the world we live in is.