haes® Framework & resources
Discovering the HAES® Framework
Please view this video on “Poodle Science” from the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), which can only be viewed on their Youtube Channel.
HAES® KNOWLEDGE CHECK
What do poodles have to do with the Health at Every Size® framework?
- Poodles inspired the HAES® philosophy
- Dog breeds are used as a metaphor for the diversity that exists in human bodies and health
- Poodles prove that the HAES® framework doesn’t work for everyone
- Poodles don't have anything to do with HAES® philosophy
HAES® Speaker Knowledge Check
True or False? People in the “normal” BMI category live the longest.
- True
- False
[Video] Diets Don’t Work, Body Respect Does
Body Respect KNOWLEDGE CHECK
True or False: Most diets fail due to biology - changes in hormones, taste buds, and metabolism that increase our desire for food and decrease our expended energy - not due to a lack of motivation.
- True
- False
More HAES® and Related Resources
The Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH) general website
Health at Every Size® Community
Information on the HAES® book by Lindo Bacon, Ph.D on their personal website
Scholarly Article on the HAES® framework in the American Journal of Public Health: The HAES® Paradigm and Obesity: Missing Empirical Evidence May Help Push the Reframing Obesity Debate Forward
Psychology Today Article by Pattie Thomas, Ph.D: Dear APA: Fat Is Not a Symptom or a Disease: Confusion over risks, symptoms and causes leads to bad practice.
HAES® Pledge
Check out ASDAH's statement of the HAES® Principles here.
If you align with HAES® principles, please sign the following pledge at the link below; if not, that's okay too.
As a HAES® expert, I have taken the Health At Every Size pledge to practice and advocate for: size inclusivity, health enhancement, respectful care, eating for well-being, and life-enhancing movement. If you would like to sign the pledge too, please follow this link to the HAES Community Pledge.
*Health At Every Size® and HAES® are registered trademarks of the Association for Size Diversity and Health and used with permission.