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It's time to have the 'Fat Talk' with our kids — and ourselves

It's Been a Minute

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The Importance of Caring for Children to Be Fat

A lot of your work is built on the thesis that it is okay and normal for children to be fat. You also break down in your book so much research that shows that it's not inherently unhealthy to befat. As you say, a high body weight is not a disease. But yes, it is also true that we do not have data demonstrating a causal relationship between body size and poor health outcomes.

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