HAES
What HAES stands for
What is... Health At Every Size
T or F: HAES practitioners don’t care about health.
What is...
False. We very much value health, but we define it differently than diet culture.
What is..
1-2 years of eating intuitively
We need to build self control around food.
What is...
Diet culture.
Who diet culture says is to blame when a diet doesn't work.
What is.... The individual
What is the most common misconception about HAES?
What is... people think it's healthY at every size (aka everyone is healthy in every body no matter what)
T or F: individuals have control over their body size.
What is...
False.
Honoring your hunger is an important step to build trust between ___ and ___.
What is...
Trust between you and your body.
We need regular detoxing so our organs function well.
What is..
Diet culture.
How much evidence there is that diets work long term.
What is... basically NONE.
T or F: according to HAES, everyone should try to be healthy.
F- it's not a moral obligation. Everyone deserves respect and access to healthcare no matter how "healthy" they are or whether they are pursuing health
T or F: BMI was created by a doctor to help evaluate health.
What is..
False. It was created by a statistician and was not intended for it's current use.
This is something that can make you feel full/uncomfortable, even if you haven’t eaten recently
What is...
Emotional fullness.
Food can feel addictive.
What is...
NOT diet culture (diet culture says it IS addictive)
Ways you can avoid diet culture in the media.
What is...
Limit social media overall
Skip commercials
Be selective about who you follow, avoid explore pages
Be selective about what shows you watch
Avoid reading magazines
This is the time HAES was created (ish)
What is... the 1960s!
Reasons BMI isn’t a good measure of health.
What is...
- It only looks at wt/height
- Doesn’t consider individual behaviors, genetics, etc.
Reasons the meal plan is important.
What is...
- Guidance on what's enough food
- Build positive eating patterns
- Regular eating will help normalize GI system and hunger/fullness cues
The food we eat can affect our health.
What is...
NOT diet culture. There is some effect, but not nearly to the extent diet culture says
It's (about) how much the diet industry is worth.
What is.... Over $70 billion.
These are the 5 principles of HAES
What is...
1. Weight inclusivity
2. Health Enhancement
3. Eating for well-being
4. Respectful care
5. Life enhancing movement
This is the definition of weight bias.
What is...
Negative weight-related attitudes, beliefs, assumptions and judgments toward individuals who are in larger bodies.
The reason hunger cues disappear long term (not emotions).
What is...
Restriction. After a while of hunger cues not being honored, the body often stops sending them.
We should stop eating right when we feel full.
What is...
Diet culture.
Example that shows diet/wellness culture doesn’t care about health (multiple correct answers)
What is..
- Diabetes drug
- Very low cal diets/prescribed EDs
- Ignoring evidence that shows poorer health outcomes in chronic dieters