NPR's Weight Problem

For years, liberals like me had lauded NPR for reporting on stories that you wouldn't hear anywhere else.  They could be counted on for revealing a different perspective on societal and political issues.

But when it comes to weight, NPR has a big problem.  Recently, as part of NPR's series on obesity in America, it's been running sickeningly laudatory reports on weight loss high schools.  (Trigger Warning for talk of calorie restriction and the merits of weight loss.  Plus, if you formerly liked NPR you might start to think that defunding it is a good idea. )

The piece below offers a different perspective, and gives you a sense of what these schools really teach: obsessive behaviors, extreme calorie restriction, body hatred, and outright lies.

  by Sarah Yahm

And while we're on the topic of fat kids, please click here to petition to end Georgia's fat shame campaign against kids.

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NPR's Weight Problem originally appeared on Body Love Wellness on January 11, 2012.