The most robust & recent scientific evidence concludes #BMI reports do NOT change children’s weight status & can decrease weight satisfaction (which extensive evidence shows can lead to disordered eating). jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap… #PlayNotWeigh The #NCMP = irresponsible

A #NoDietDay reminder: there is plenty of research proving that diets don't "work" and can be harmful for your health and wellbeing. Check our full post on Instagram here 👉🏽 bit.ly/3Foq1Cp to find out more!

Fat suits take jobs from fat actors.

If you’re hesitant to give up the word ob*se because it’s a medical term, please remember that up until 1987 homosexuality was included in the DSM as a psychiatric diagnosis. The medical establishment doesn’t always get it right.

Could people please stop peddling "calories in/calories out" diets for weight loss as if we haven't known for decades they don't work - unless, of course, you're hoping for short-term weight loss followed by weight regain and harm from weight cycling? Thanks.

"Eating disorders are one of the deadliest mental illnesses but the funding and support they receive has never met the demand. " theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Calling fat people an “epidemic” isn't accurate or helpful. Nor are movies/TV creating entire worlds without a single fat person. Fat people see ourselves represented either extremely negatively, or not at all. It's toxic. Fat people deserve positive representation!

Check out Mel's new body image workshop:

Mrs Hickey Usworth Colliery Pri UCPrimary_EYFS Place2Be AnyBody #playnotweigh campaign is great to consider when talking to children about body image too. They're ensuring parents and children are aware of their right to opt out of the inaccurate and unhelpful National Child Measurement Programme

‘Alarming’ rise in children trying to lose weight in England, say experts theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

So disappointing 😞

So I found out how much the NCMP costs LAs + NHS digital. I also went down a deep, dark rabbit hole looking at the evidence that the NCMP is harmless, as the govt assert. Turns out those claims are misleading - who'd have thought? laurathomas.substack.com/p/heres-why-yo…

Calling all parents of children in Reception and Year 6 📣 We have created an information pack, with @mollyjforbes and bodyhappy.org, to help you make an informed decision about opting your child out of the NCMP. Download the free pack here anybodyuk.org/play-not-weigh/

All of this! A short but super-useful thread ⬇️

Fat People: Raise your hand if you've been told to "eat less and exercise more" by a healthcare provider who hadn't bothered to ask what you eat, or how much you exercise. Even if dieting did work (and it doesn't) practicing stereotypes instead of medicine would still be wrong.

One of our activists Sharon Haywood 💚 talked to Laura Thomas, Ph.D. RNutr recently for her outstanding essay “Here’s Why You Might Want to Pass on Getting Your Kid Weighed in School”, which you can read over on her substack laurathomas.substack.com

If you want more info on the NCMP be sure you’ve downloaded the Information Pack we put together with @mollyjforbes from Body Happy Org via our bio above. #BeNCMPInformed #PlayNotWeigh #WeighingInSchools

Here are our 8 main reasons for caring about the NCMP. Are there any reasons that you would add? Download the info pack from our website – and please share it with your networks! Created with @mollyjforbes #BeNCMPInformed #PlayNotWeigh #WeighinginSchools