Comments on: LEAN Works. Not. http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/ and believe me I am still alive Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Newsweek: Fat and Healthy « Living ~400lbs http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-3245 Newsweek: Fat and Healthy « Living ~400lbs Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:50:55 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-3245 [...] review of weight-loss studies and Linda Bacon’s HAES study are also featured.  Regarding the CDC’s LEAN Works site, Heimpel cites data that contradicts the LEAN Works claims.  Overall the article is well worth [...] [...] review of weight-loss studies and Linda Bacon’s HAES study are also featured.  Regarding the CDC’s LEAN Works site, Heimpel cites data that contradicts the LEAN Works claims.  Overall the article is well worth [...]

]]> By: living400lbs http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-3220 living400lbs Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:31 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-3220 The site contributors page is here: http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks/resources/contributors.html The site contributors page is here: http://www.cdc.gov/leanworks/resources/contributors.html

]]> By: Jay http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-3219 Jay Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-3219 Does anyone know who's behind the funding of the obesity cost calculator. I forget what I heard I the ASDAH convention, but my understanding was that it was a drug or weight loss company of some kind. Am I mistaken? Does anyone know who’s behind the funding of the obesity cost calculator. I forget what I heard I the ASDAH convention, but my understanding was that it was a drug or weight loss company of some kind. Am I mistaken?

]]> By: Daniel Heimpel http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-3060 Daniel Heimpel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:10:49 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-3060 Hello, I am writing a story and would like to talk to you about the CDC's LEAN works website. Thanks, Daniel Heimpel [phone removed] Hello,

I am writing a story and would like to talk to you about the CDC’s LEAN works website.

Thanks,

Daniel Heimpel
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]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-2763 Top Posts « WordPress.com Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:22:35 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-2763 [...] LEAN Works. Not. After reading both the Association for Size Diversity and Health’s press release and Laura Frater’s post on [...] [...] [...] LEAN Works. Not. After reading both the Association for Size Diversity and Health’s press release and Laura Frater’s post on [...] [...]

]]> By: Dnelle http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-2760 Dnelle Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:23:04 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-2760 I agree with Bree! I checked out the calculator, went through all the steps, and it asks you to report someone's BMI. We KNOW that BMI is a faulty gauge of health, first of all, but SECOND of all, how he HECK should an employer know what the BMIs are of its employees?!?! This STINKS of discrimination. I agree with Bree!

I checked out the calculator, went through all the steps, and it asks you to report someone’s BMI.

We KNOW that BMI is a faulty gauge of health, first of all, but SECOND of all, how he HECK should an employer know what the BMIs are of its employees?!?!

This STINKS of discrimination.

]]> By: Bree http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/lean-works-not/#comment-2757 Bree Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:38:23 +0000 http://living400lbs.wordpress.com/?p=1664#comment-2757 LEAN is only focusing on fat workers, with a discriminatory program built around myths that all fat people are physically unhealthy, have poor eating habits, and get no exercise. Also, it's breaching on privacy. It is not the business of employers to monitor what their workers eat, how often they get checkups, and their exercise levels. Jobs are stressful enough, especially in today's economy. The last thing any worker needs is a weight nanny following them around scolding them for having too large a waist size and basing their overall peformance solely on that. LEAN is only focusing on fat workers, with a discriminatory program built around myths that all fat people are physically unhealthy, have poor eating habits, and get no exercise. Also, it’s breaching on privacy. It is not the business of employers to monitor what their workers eat, how often they get checkups, and their exercise levels.

Jobs are stressful enough, especially in today’s economy. The last thing any worker needs is a weight nanny following them around scolding them for having too large a waist size and basing their overall peformance solely on that.

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