Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

[Guest guest]

Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

skin types too.

> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

> an

> obese doll for their child)

> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

> attainable?

>

> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a bed

> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

>

>

>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS RD

> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

> seconds. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

that Barbie :

" Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century of

having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests to

me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't real.

She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in perspective. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

> skin types too.

>

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

> > an

> > obese doll for their child)

> > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

> > attainable?

> >

> > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

> bed

> > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > http://www.activelifemovement.org

> >

> > --

> > Ortiz, MS RD

> > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

> > seconds. "

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

that Barbie :

" Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century of

having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests to

me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't real.

She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in perspective. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

> skin types too.

>

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

> > an

> > obese doll for their child)

> > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

> > attainable?

> >

> > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

> bed

> > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > http://www.activelifemovement.org

> >

> > --

> > Ortiz, MS RD

> > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

> > seconds. "

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

that Barbie :

" Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century of

having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests to

me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't real.

She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in perspective. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

> skin types too.

>

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

> > an

> > obese doll for their child)

> > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

> > attainable?

> >

> > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

> bed

> > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > http://www.activelifemovement.org

> >

> > --

> > Ortiz, MS RD

> > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

> > seconds. "

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Neither one offends me. But I think neither promotes healthy a healthy

weight/figure. The first- well, that¹s obvious, I¹d have to put a corset on

and keep it on for years to come even close to that waist (not a waist I

aspire for anyway).

The second ­ abdominal obesity which of course is related to an increase in

CVD risk, insulin insensitivity and the list goes on and on. Doesn¹t seem

like something that we should promote in a nation with health care cost

issues.

Marie Spano, MS, RD/LD, FISSN, CSCS

Speaker, Author and Nutrition Industry Consultant

Vice President, International Society of Sports Nutrition

mariespano@...

www.mariespano.com

>

>

>

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century of

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests to

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't real.

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in perspective. "

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR200903090159

> 2.html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro <jenzingaro@...

> <mailto:jenzingaro%40gmail.com> > wrote:

>

>> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

>> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

>> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

>> > skin types too.

>> >

>> >

>> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz <nrord1@...

>> <mailto:nrord1%40gmail.com> <nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>> > wrote:

>> >

>>> > > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

>>> > > an

>>> > > obese doll for their child)

>>> > > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

>>> > > attainable?

>>> > >

>>> > > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

>> > bed

>>> > > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>>> > >

>>> > >

>>> > >

>>> > >

>>> > >

>> >

>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR20090309015

>> 92.html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>>> > >

>>> > > http://www.activelifemovement.org

>>> > >

>>> > > --

>>> > > Ortiz, MS RD

>>> > > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

>>> > > seconds. "

>>> > >

>>> > >

[Guest guest]

Barbie and I both turn 50 this year so if she's obese now, maybe her crazy

lifestyle is finally catching up with her. With decades of Barbie fashion

there is always a new Barbie. Maybe she will lose weight for next season!

Growing up and now growing old with Barbie means that I'm not surprised to

see her put on some weight, especially with the horrifying weight trends in

this country over the last several decades. Barbie is a good example of

media in toy form representing life. Her head looks unreal to me whereas

her body looks pretty typical for the mid size Southern town I live in. But

I do see lots of Barbie like girls all around - Hugh Hefner's girls on E for

example. In this day and age one can buy a Barbie type figure from the

plastic surgeon any day.

The fantasy figure Barbie does not offend me but Barbie's " perfect " image

was a strong influence growing up (although I related to Twiggy better). As

a scrawny teenager, it took me awhile to get over thinking I was still fat

at 89 pounds! I still struggle with under eating at times if stress level

gets high (like when I was in the middle of a divorce) but thankfully it's

about health and not weight.

Obese Barbie does not offend me either - except for the weird head!

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Ortiz

Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:17 PM

To: RD-USA

Subject: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy an

obese doll for their child)

2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

attainable?

Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a bed

with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901

592.html?hpid=sec-health

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR200903090

1592.html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot> & hpid=artslot

http://www.activelifemovement.org

--

Ortiz, MS RD

" It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

seconds. "

[Guest guest]

Barbie and I both turn 50 this year so if she's obese now, maybe her crazy

lifestyle is finally catching up with her. With decades of Barbie fashion

there is always a new Barbie. Maybe she will lose weight for next season!

Growing up and now growing old with Barbie means that I'm not surprised to

see her put on some weight, especially with the horrifying weight trends in

this country over the last several decades. Barbie is a good example of

media in toy form representing life. Her head looks unreal to me whereas

her body looks pretty typical for the mid size Southern town I live in. But

I do see lots of Barbie like girls all around - Hugh Hefner's girls on E for

example. In this day and age one can buy a Barbie type figure from the

plastic surgeon any day.

The fantasy figure Barbie does not offend me but Barbie's " perfect " image

was a strong influence growing up (although I related to Twiggy better). As

a scrawny teenager, it took me awhile to get over thinking I was still fat

at 89 pounds! I still struggle with under eating at times if stress level

gets high (like when I was in the middle of a divorce) but thankfully it's

about health and not weight.

Obese Barbie does not offend me either - except for the weird head!

From: rd-usa [mailto:rd-usa ] On Behalf Of

Ortiz

Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:17 PM

To: RD-USA

Subject: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy an

obese doll for their child)

2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

attainable?

Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a bed

with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901

592.html?hpid=sec-health

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR200903090

1592.html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot> & hpid=artslot

http://www.activelifemovement.org

--

Ortiz, MS RD

" It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

seconds. "

[Guest guest]

I actually had the 1959 Barbie (being a few years older) - if I had kept her

in the box and never played with her I could make thousands. But my Barbie

was joyfully played with even though with 4 older brothers my dolls had a

rough existence since they had to go to war and were usually the enemy. :-)

> Barbie and I both turn 50 this year so if she's obese now, maybe her

> crazy

> lifestyle is finally catching up with her. With decades of Barbie fashion

> there is always a new Barbie. Maybe she will lose weight for next season!

>

> Growing up and now growing old with Barbie means that I'm not surprised to

> see her put on some weight, especially with the horrifying weight trends in

> this country over the last several decades. Barbie is a good example of

> media in toy form representing life. Her head looks unreal to me whereas

> her body looks pretty typical for the mid size Southern town I live in. But

> I do see lots of Barbie like girls all around - Hugh Hefner's girls on E

> for

> example. In this day and age one can buy a Barbie type figure from the

> plastic surgeon any day.

>

> The fantasy figure Barbie does not offend me but Barbie's " perfect " image

> was a strong influence growing up (although I related to Twiggy better). As

> a scrawny teenager, it took me awhile to get over thinking I was still fat

> at 89 pounds! I still struggle with under eating at times if stress level

> gets high (like when I was in the middle of a divorce) but thankfully it's

> about health and not weight.

>

> Obese Barbie does not offend me either - except for the weird head!

>

> From: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:

> rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of

> Ortiz

> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:17 PM

> To: RD-USA

> Subject: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

>

> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy an

> obese doll for their child)

> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

> attainable?

>

> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a bed

> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

>

>

>

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901

> 592.html?hpid=sec-health

> <

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR200903090

> 1592.html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot> & hpid=artslot

>

> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS RD

> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

> seconds. "

>

>

[Guest guest]

AS a mother, not a dietitian, I can tell you I banned barbie from my daughter. I

always thought it is an anorexia inducing doll (all Barbie lovers out there -

you don't have to agree. AS for the poll mentioned below - I wonder if any

GROWN woman will ever admit that a doll affected their body image " the most " . It

is only normal that mother's word is stronger. Ask Freud....LOL). My daughter

got her only barbie (gift) when she was 4 or 5 yo and played with it maybe once.

Zero interest and I am proud to take credit for it.... but mostly, I believe

that dolls should be cuddly, fuzzy and comforting. Barbie the skinny one - does

not meet the criteria, in my maternal judgment. My daughter is 15 today and I am

proud to say she has heathy relationship with food, healthy wt and good body

image. Yes, its not just the " ban the barbie " rule that helped that.....but I

think it contributed, at least in my own non-randomized, very small sampled

(N=1) " study " .As a dietiatian - I don't see an obese barbie as something wrong.

IN a way, it gives obese girls, MAYBE, the opportunity to feel that they are not

alone and maybe that will allow them to accept THEMSELVES and therefore

eliminate the stress of being accepted by society (who doesn't accept obese

people) and by reducing this stress, even a little bit, MAY allow them to better

deal with wt loss.......I wonder - did the study ask the women if they played

with barbie as kids? I think, it should compare women's body image between 2

groups - those who played with barbie Vs those who didn't.as for being offended

- YOu can't tell a person he /she cannot be offended till you are in their

shoes... and there is something wrong when the obese Barbie with empty soda cans

and Mc's french fries around her Vs. the skinny one -with accessories.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

To: rd-usa

From: nrord1@...

Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:56:27 -0400

Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

dolls

would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

that Barbie :

" Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century of

having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests to

me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't real.

She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in perspective. "

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be nice

> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

> skin types too.

>

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

>> an

>> obese doll for their child)

>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

>> attainable?

>>

>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

> bed

>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>>

>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>>

>> --

>> Ortiz, MS RD

>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

>> seconds. "

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

- that is so true. My Barbie's were constantly running away from my

brother's GIJoe.

I think that if you MAKE Barbie a big deal for a little girl, then it will

become a big deal.

It goes to if you ban sweet foods, rather than including them in a healthy

way, they

just try to sneak them from you. I went through the typical body image

things, but it

wasn't because I was striving to be Barbie... I was striving to be like

other girls my age.

I think as parents we can go along way in making good/bad examples of each

example as

the situation calls for.

>

> AS a mother, not a dietitian, I can tell you I banned barbie from my

> daughter. I always thought it is an anorexia inducing doll (all Barbie

> lovers out there - you don't have to agree. AS for the poll mentioned below

> - I wonder if any GROWN woman will ever admit that a doll affected their

> body image " the most " . It is only normal that mother's word is stronger. Ask

> Freud....LOL). My daughter got her only barbie (gift) when she was 4 or 5 yo

> and played with it maybe once. Zero interest and I am proud to take credit

> for it.... but mostly, I believe that dolls should be cuddly, fuzzy and

> comforting. Barbie the skinny one - does not meet the criteria, in my

> maternal judgment. My daughter is 15 today and I am proud to say she has

> heathy relationship with food, healthy wt and good body image. Yes, its not

> just the " ban the barbie " rule that helped that.....but I think it

> contributed, at least in my own non-randomized, very small sampled (N=1)

> " study " .As a dietiatian - I don't see an obese barbie as something wrong. IN

> a way, it gives obese girls, MAYBE, the opportunity to feel that they are

> not alone and maybe that will allow them to accept THEMSELVES and therefore

> eliminate the stress of being accepted by society (who doesn't accept obese

> people) and by reducing this stress, even a little bit, MAY allow them to

> better deal with wt loss.......I wonder - did the study ask the women if

> they played with barbie as kids? I think, it should compare women's body

> image between 2 groups - those who played with barbie Vs those who didn'

> t.as for being offended - YOu can't tell a person he /she cannot be

> offended till you are in their shoes... and there is something wrong when

> the obese Barbie with empty soda cans and Mc's french fries around her

> Vs. the skinny one -with accessories.

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>

> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> From: nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com>

> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:56:27 -0400

> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

>

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

>

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

>

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century

> of

>

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

>

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

>

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

>

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

>

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

>

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

>

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

>

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

>

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests

> to

>

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't

> real.

>

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

>

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

<jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

>

> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be

> nice

>

> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

>

> > skin types too.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>

> <nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>

> > wrote:

>

> >

>

> >> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

>

> >> an

>

> >> obese doll for their child)

>

> >> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

>

> >> attainable?

>

> >>

>

> >> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

>

> > bed

>

> >> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> >>

>

> >> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> >>

>

> >> --

>

> >> Ortiz, MS RD

>

> >> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

>

> >> seconds. "

>

> >>

>

> >>

[Guest guest]

- that is so true. My Barbie's were constantly running away from my

brother's GIJoe.

I think that if you MAKE Barbie a big deal for a little girl, then it will

become a big deal.

It goes to if you ban sweet foods, rather than including them in a healthy

way, they

just try to sneak them from you. I went through the typical body image

things, but it

wasn't because I was striving to be Barbie... I was striving to be like

other girls my age.

I think as parents we can go along way in making good/bad examples of each

example as

the situation calls for.

>

> AS a mother, not a dietitian, I can tell you I banned barbie from my

> daughter. I always thought it is an anorexia inducing doll (all Barbie

> lovers out there - you don't have to agree. AS for the poll mentioned below

> - I wonder if any GROWN woman will ever admit that a doll affected their

> body image " the most " . It is only normal that mother's word is stronger. Ask

> Freud....LOL). My daughter got her only barbie (gift) when she was 4 or 5 yo

> and played with it maybe once. Zero interest and I am proud to take credit

> for it.... but mostly, I believe that dolls should be cuddly, fuzzy and

> comforting. Barbie the skinny one - does not meet the criteria, in my

> maternal judgment. My daughter is 15 today and I am proud to say she has

> heathy relationship with food, healthy wt and good body image. Yes, its not

> just the " ban the barbie " rule that helped that.....but I think it

> contributed, at least in my own non-randomized, very small sampled (N=1)

> " study " .As a dietiatian - I don't see an obese barbie as something wrong. IN

> a way, it gives obese girls, MAYBE, the opportunity to feel that they are

> not alone and maybe that will allow them to accept THEMSELVES and therefore

> eliminate the stress of being accepted by society (who doesn't accept obese

> people) and by reducing this stress, even a little bit, MAY allow them to

> better deal with wt loss.......I wonder - did the study ask the women if

> they played with barbie as kids? I think, it should compare women's body

> image between 2 groups - those who played with barbie Vs those who didn'

> t.as for being offended - YOu can't tell a person he /she cannot be

> offended till you are in their shoes... and there is something wrong when

> the obese Barbie with empty soda cans and Mc's french fries around her

> Vs. the skinny one -with accessories.

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>

> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> From: nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com>

> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:56:27 -0400

> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

>

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

>

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

>

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century

> of

>

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

>

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

>

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

>

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

>

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

>

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

>

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

>

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

>

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests

> to

>

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't

> real.

>

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

>

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

<jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

>

> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be

> nice

>

> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

>

> > skin types too.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>

> <nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>

> > wrote:

>

> >

>

> >> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

>

> >> an

>

> >> obese doll for their child)

>

> >> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

>

> >> attainable?

>

> >>

>

> >> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

>

> > bed

>

> >> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> >>

>

> >> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> >>

>

> >> --

>

> >> Ortiz, MS RD

>

> >> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

>

> >> seconds. "

>

> >>

>

> >>

[Guest guest]

- that is so true. My Barbie's were constantly running away from my

brother's GIJoe.

I think that if you MAKE Barbie a big deal for a little girl, then it will

become a big deal.

It goes to if you ban sweet foods, rather than including them in a healthy

way, they

just try to sneak them from you. I went through the typical body image

things, but it

wasn't because I was striving to be Barbie... I was striving to be like

other girls my age.

I think as parents we can go along way in making good/bad examples of each

example as

the situation calls for.

>

> AS a mother, not a dietitian, I can tell you I banned barbie from my

> daughter. I always thought it is an anorexia inducing doll (all Barbie

> lovers out there - you don't have to agree. AS for the poll mentioned below

> - I wonder if any GROWN woman will ever admit that a doll affected their

> body image " the most " . It is only normal that mother's word is stronger. Ask

> Freud....LOL). My daughter got her only barbie (gift) when she was 4 or 5 yo

> and played with it maybe once. Zero interest and I am proud to take credit

> for it.... but mostly, I believe that dolls should be cuddly, fuzzy and

> comforting. Barbie the skinny one - does not meet the criteria, in my

> maternal judgment. My daughter is 15 today and I am proud to say she has

> heathy relationship with food, healthy wt and good body image. Yes, its not

> just the " ban the barbie " rule that helped that.....but I think it

> contributed, at least in my own non-randomized, very small sampled (N=1)

> " study " .As a dietiatian - I don't see an obese barbie as something wrong. IN

> a way, it gives obese girls, MAYBE, the opportunity to feel that they are

> not alone and maybe that will allow them to accept THEMSELVES and therefore

> eliminate the stress of being accepted by society (who doesn't accept obese

> people) and by reducing this stress, even a little bit, MAY allow them to

> better deal with wt loss.......I wonder - did the study ask the women if

> they played with barbie as kids? I think, it should compare women's body

> image between 2 groups - those who played with barbie Vs those who didn'

> t.as for being offended - YOu can't tell a person he /she cannot be

> offended till you are in their shoes... and there is something wrong when

> the obese Barbie with empty soda cans and Mc's french fries around her

> Vs. the skinny one -with accessories.

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>

> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> From: nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com>

> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:56:27 -0400

> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

>

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured dolls

>

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it discusses

>

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a century

> of

>

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an ideal

>

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious influence on

>

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely unscientific poll

>

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence in their

>

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

>

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images in the

>

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

>

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own body

>

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which suggests

> to

>

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie isn't

> real.

>

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did) pull her

>

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

<jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

>

> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by either. The

>

> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it would be

> nice

>

> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even bodies, but

>

> > skin types too.

>

> >

>

> >

>

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

<nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>

> <nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>

> > wrote:

>

> >

>

> >> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone would buy

>

> >> an

>

> >> obese doll for their child)

>

> >> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is not

>

> >> attainable?

>

> >>

>

> >> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure reclined on a

>

> > bed

>

> >> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> >>

>

> >> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> >>

>

> >> --

>

> >> Ortiz, MS RD

>

> >> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the

>

> >> seconds. "

>

> >>

>

> >>

[Guest guest]

With all due respect, Barbie looks wacky, but Barbie is an inanimate object.

She may have influenced some people and their ideas about body image, but she

didn't ever cause a single eating disorder. The person who needs to make

different choices about how to treat her body did that.

When we put all that focus on Barbie, we don't have to look at ourselves.

And...we drive sales of the product we supposedly find offensive. We give that

freaking piece of plastic way too much power!!!

In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one can make you feel inferior without

your consent. "

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

http://www.afterthediet.com

[Guest guest]

With all due respect, Barbie looks wacky, but Barbie is an inanimate object.

She may have influenced some people and their ideas about body image, but she

didn't ever cause a single eating disorder. The person who needs to make

different choices about how to treat her body did that.

When we put all that focus on Barbie, we don't have to look at ourselves.

And...we drive sales of the product we supposedly find offensive. We give that

freaking piece of plastic way too much power!!!

In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one can make you feel inferior without

your consent. "

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

http://www.afterthediet.com

[Guest guest]

With all due respect, Barbie looks wacky, but Barbie is an inanimate object.

She may have influenced some people and their ideas about body image, but she

didn't ever cause a single eating disorder. The person who needs to make

different choices about how to treat her body did that.

When we put all that focus on Barbie, we don't have to look at ourselves.

And...we drive sales of the product we supposedly find offensive. We give that

freaking piece of plastic way too much power!!!

In the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, " No one can make you feel inferior without

your consent. "

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

http://www.afterthediet.com

[Guest guest]

This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska collecting

stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we are

giving to the public as a professional group.

Jackie

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

> dolls

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

> discusses

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

> century of

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an

> ideal

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

> influence on

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

> unscientific poll

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

> in their

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images

> in the

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own

> body

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

> suggests to

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

> isn't real.

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

> pull her

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> wrote:

>

> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

> either. The

> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

> would be nice

> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

> bodies, but

> > skin types too.

> >

> >

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

> <nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> > wrote:

> >

> > > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

> would buy

> > > an

> > > obese doll for their child)

> > > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

> not

> > > attainable?

> > >

> > > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

> reclined on a

> > bed

> > > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

> > >

> > > http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

> IMG]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> > >

> > > http://www.activelifemovement.org

> > >

> > > --

> > > Ortiz, MS RD

> > > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

> it's the

> > > seconds. "

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska collecting

stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we are

giving to the public as a professional group.

Jackie

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

> dolls

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

> discusses

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

> century of

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an

> ideal

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

> influence on

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

> unscientific poll

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

> in their

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images

> in the

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own

> body

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

> suggests to

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

> isn't real.

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

> pull her

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> wrote:

>

> > Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

> either. The

> > truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

> would be nice

> > to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

> bodies, but

> > skin types too.

> >

> >

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

> <nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> > wrote:

> >

> > > 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

> would buy

> > > an

> > > obese doll for their child)

> > > 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

> not

> > > attainable?

> > >

> > > Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

> reclined on a

> > bed

> > > with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

> > >

> > > http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

> IMG]

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> > >

> > > http://www.activelifemovement.org

> > >

> > > --

> > > Ortiz, MS RD

> > > " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

> it's the

> > > seconds. "

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

We absolutely give that impression to the public.

Not long ago I did a media interview. The reporter pummeled me with questions

before the interview, which I found interesting.

Afterward she thanked me for the interview and apologized for all the questions.

Then she said, " It's just that so many people in the nutrition field I try to

interview...seem to have so many issues themselves, it's hard to do a story

without it coming off as somewhat dysfunctional. "

Very important feedback for me...and all of you. If you are in the field

because of your personal history, it's great that you want to help others. But

at some point it's no longer about you and your issues, or what you eat/how much

you exercise...and what's in it for the people you say you want to help.

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

www.afterthediet.com

[Guest guest]

I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and people are

still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and cooking is not my

thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People also expect us to

eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I

started my BS in nutrition I vowed not EVER to check other people plates, unless

they ask me to. and I refuse to talk " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day -

I don't do that! However - it is not unusual when everyone are checking my

plate to see if the dietitian eats " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I

do....

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

To: rd-usa

From: jackiechase66@...

Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska collecting

stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we are

giving to the public as a professional group.

Jackie

> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

> dolls

> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

> discusses

> that Barbie :

>

> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

> century of

> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an

> ideal

> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

> influence on

> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

> unscientific poll

> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

> in their

> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images

> in the

> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own

> body

> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

> suggests to

> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

> isn't real.

> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

> pull her

> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> perspective. "

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> wrote:

>

>> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

> either. The

>> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

> would be nice

>> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

> bodies, but

>> skin types too.

>>

>>

>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

> <nrord1@...<nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>> wrote:

>>

>>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

> would buy

>>> an

>>> obese doll for their child)

>>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

> not

>>> attainable?

>>>

>>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

> reclined on a

>> bed

>>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>>>

>>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

> IMG]

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>>>

>>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>>>

>>> --

>>> Ortiz, MS RD

>>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

> it's the

>>> seconds. "

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

what bothers me is that I hear some voices here that may suggest that not all of

us understand the struggle of growing up with wt issue (and for those who think

I speak for myself - let me quate my beloved, the late Marilyn Monroe: " those

who know me better - know better " and as a big fan as I am, I never looked at

her as a sex symbol or someone I would like to look like. She had VERY hard

life, even after becoming famos. Not to envy. Not a Barbie substitute)

so - back to us - I happen to know someone who is very dear to my heart who

have been struggling with wt since young age. We all know that paople who

over-eat beyond do so b/c of many reasons, not physical (other then paople with

hypothyroidism and other metabolic disorders). And as a kid, s/he had to face

kids calling names and treating him/her differently JUST becouse they were not

slim enough. Kids could be cruel, we all know that. So it is easy to quate E.

Roosevelt (very good quate, though) but show me a kid at the age of 5-12 that

can keep up with great self-esteem regadless of other kids " treatment " and to

believe that you don't have a wt issue or don't feel bad about yourself and go

comfort your agony with food and still stand up for all the bullies in school

and not develop body image problem (regardless of barbie). That stays with you

FOR life! YOu may be able to learn to deal with it better, but these feelings

don't go away. Its a scar on the soul!

I rememebr a show where a model , can't remember her name, made a " trial " . She

dressed up in a pumped-up suit, she looked very obese. Still blond, blue eyed,

but now - OBESE! including her face and she almost cried at the end after

walking down the street, going into restaurants and see how she was treated

differently then when she is the skinny model she is.

We are living in a society that created obesity yet we are the least accepting

of it. And you think it is just a question of feeling inferior b/c of yourself?

That b/c you are out of control eating so you should blame ONLY yourself? That's

harsh and insensitive, in my opinion. ITs not just control. Its not that simple.

How many times we saw the kindergaden teacher, mothers, grandmothers tell their

kids " if you be good, I'll buy you ice cream " .....or if you remember the mother

from My Big Fat Greek Wedding telling her daughter when she was sad b/c her

parents were un-approving of her non-Greek bf " eat something "

If us, as dietitains, don't understand that, then it is sad. eating is not just

about hunger. but rather about the hungry heart, in many cases (and yes, some

will over-eat and others will fast when they are stressed, sad ect.)

Sorry, I had to write this " shpill " here b/c I see my dearest struggle and I

understand the struggle, at least his/her struggle and even when they know where

is the problem (emotional) its hard to just " cut it out " , its a vicious cycle

that is hard to break.....

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

To: rd-usa

From: monika@...

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:23:51 +0000

Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

We absolutely give that impression to the public.

Not long ago I did a media interview. The reporter pummeled me with questions

before the interview, which I found interesting.

Afterward she thanked me for the interview and apologized for all the questions.

Then she said, " It's just that so many people in the nutrition field I try to

interview...seem to have so many issues themselves, it's hard to do a story

without it coming off as somewhat dysfunctional. "

Very important feedback for me...and all of you. If you are in the field because

of your personal history, it's great that you want to help others. But at some

point it's no longer about you and your issues, or what you eat/how much you

exercise...and what's in it for the people you say you want to help.

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

www.afterthediet.com

[Guest guest]

On a couple of occasions, some friends have called me the last minute asking

if it were OK if they serve us fried chicken. They are so afraid I will

disapprove, lol!

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum

>

> I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and people

> are still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and cooking is

> not my thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People also

> expect us to eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my

> steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I started my BS in nutrition I vowed not EVER to

> check other people plates, unless they ask me to. and I refuse to talk

> " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day - I don't do that! However - it is

> not unusual when everyone are checking my plate to see if the dietitian eats

> " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I do....

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>

> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> From: jackiechase66@... <jackiechase66%40yahoo.com>

> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

> This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

>

> experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska collecting

>

> stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

>

> story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

>

> dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

>

> dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

>

> don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we are

>

> giving to the public as a professional group.

>

> Jackie

>

>

>

> > When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

>

> > dolls

>

> > would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

>

> > discusses

>

> > that Barbie :

>

> >

>

> > " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

>

> > century of

>

> > having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an

>

> > ideal

>

> > of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

> >

>

> > While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

>

> > influence on

>

> > women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

>

> > unscientific poll

>

> > in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

>

> > in their

>

> > place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

>

> > influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images

>

> > in the

>

> > media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

>

> > figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own

>

> > body

>

> > exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

>

> > suggests to

>

> > me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

>

> > isn't real.

>

> > She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

>

> > pull her

>

> > legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

>

> > perspective. "

>

> >

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> >

>

> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

<jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

>

>

> > wrote:

>

> >

>

> >> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

>

> > either. The

>

> >> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

>

> > would be nice

>

> >> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

>

> > bodies, but

>

> >> skin types too.

>

> >>

>

> >>

>

> >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

>

> > <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com><nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>

> >> wrote:

>

> >>

>

> >>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

>

> > would buy

>

> >>> an

>

> >>> obese doll for their child)

>

> >>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

>

> > not

>

> >>> attainable?

>

> >>>

>

> >>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

>

> > reclined on a

>

> >> bed

>

> >>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

> >>>

>

> >>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

>

> > IMG]

>

> >>>

>

> >>>

>

> >>>

>

> >>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

> >>>

>

> >>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

> >>>

>

> >>> --

>

> >>> Ortiz, MS RD

>

> >>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

>

> > it's the

>

> >>> seconds. "

>

> >>>

>

> >>>

[Guest guest]

You are going to love this. Last Thanksgiving I had ate at my brother

and sister-in-laws and the only fat on the table was in a spray

bottle!!! The turkey was cut up and all the skin removed, the potatoes

riced and served dry. She keep looking at me expecting me to say

something. I didn't, the next day we had lunch at Olive Garden and I

had mushroom ravioli in a creamy cheese sauce that was great. There is

nothing worst then watching food & restaurant ads knowing you can't

get it. Sorry but I am not going out till May and I am starting to

dream of food that I can't get here.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

> On a couple of occasions, some friends have called me the last

> minute asking

> if it were OK if they serve us fried chicken. They are so afraid I

> will

> disapprove, lol!

>

> Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

> http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

> http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum

>

>

>

> >

> > I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and

> people

> > are still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and

> cooking is

> > not my thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People

> also

> > expect us to eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my

> > steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I started my BS in nutrition I vowed

> not EVER to

> > check other people plates, unless they ask me to. and I refuse to

> talk

> > " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day - I don't do that! However

> - it is

> > not unusual when everyone are checking my plate to see if the

> dietitian eats

> > " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I do....

> >

> > Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

> >

> > To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> > From: jackiechase66@... <jackiechase66%40yahoo.com>

> > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

> > Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

> >

> > This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

> >

> > experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska

> collecting

> >

> > stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

> >

> > story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

> >

> > dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

> >

> > dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

> >

> > don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we

> are

> >

> > giving to the public as a professional group.

> >

> > Jackie

> >

> >

> >

> > > When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-

> figured

> >

> > > dolls

> >

> > > would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

> >

> > > discusses

> >

> > > that Barbie :

> >

> > >

> >

> > > " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

> >

> > > century of

> >

> > > having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face

> as an

> >

> > > ideal

> >

> > > of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

> >

> > > influence on

> >

> > > women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

> >

> > > unscientific poll

> >

> > > in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

> >

> > > in their

> >

> > > place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has

> most

> >

> > > influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited

> " images

> >

> > > in the

> >

> > > media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my

> weight and

> >

> > > figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her

> own

> >

> > > body

> >

> > > exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

> >

> > > suggests to

> >

> > > me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

> >

> > > isn't real.

> >

> > > She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

> >

> > > pull her

> >

> > > legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> >

> > > perspective. "

> >

> > >

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > >

> >

> > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> <jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

> >

> >

> > > wrote:

> >

> > >

> >

> > >> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

> >

> > > either. The

> >

> > >> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

> >

> > > would be nice

> >

> > >> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

> >

> > > bodies, but

> >

> > >> skin types too.

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

> >

> > > <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com><nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> >

> > >> wrote:

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

> >

> > > would buy

> >

> > >>> an

> >

> > >>> obese doll for their child)

> >

> > >>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

> >

> > > not

> >

> > >>> attainable?

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

> >

> > > reclined on a

> >

> > >> bed

> >

> > >>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary

> image.

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

> >

> > > IMG]

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> --

> >

> > >>> Ortiz, MS RD

> >

> > >>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

> >

> > > it's the

> >

> > >>> seconds. "

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

[Guest guest]

You are going to love this. Last Thanksgiving I had ate at my brother

and sister-in-laws and the only fat on the table was in a spray

bottle!!! The turkey was cut up and all the skin removed, the potatoes

riced and served dry. She keep looking at me expecting me to say

something. I didn't, the next day we had lunch at Olive Garden and I

had mushroom ravioli in a creamy cheese sauce that was great. There is

nothing worst then watching food & restaurant ads knowing you can't

get it. Sorry but I am not going out till May and I am starting to

dream of food that I can't get here.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

> On a couple of occasions, some friends have called me the last

> minute asking

> if it were OK if they serve us fried chicken. They are so afraid I

> will

> disapprove, lol!

>

> Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

> http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

> http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum

>

>

>

> >

> > I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and

> people

> > are still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and

> cooking is

> > not my thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People

> also

> > expect us to eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my

> > steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I started my BS in nutrition I vowed

> not EVER to

> > check other people plates, unless they ask me to. and I refuse to

> talk

> > " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day - I don't do that! However

> - it is

> > not unusual when everyone are checking my plate to see if the

> dietitian eats

> > " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I do....

> >

> > Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

> >

> > To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> > From: jackiechase66@... <jackiechase66%40yahoo.com>

> > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

> > Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

> >

> > This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

> >

> > experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska

> collecting

> >

> > stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

> >

> > story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

> >

> > dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

> >

> > dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

> >

> > don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we

> are

> >

> > giving to the public as a professional group.

> >

> > Jackie

> >

> >

> >

> > > When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-

> figured

> >

> > > dolls

> >

> > > would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

> >

> > > discusses

> >

> > > that Barbie :

> >

> > >

> >

> > > " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

> >

> > > century of

> >

> > > having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face

> as an

> >

> > > ideal

> >

> > > of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

> >

> > >

> >

> > > While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

> >

> > > influence on

> >

> > > women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

> >

> > > unscientific poll

> >

> > > in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

> >

> > > in their

> >

> > > place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has

> most

> >

> > > influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited

> " images

> >

> > > in the

> >

> > > media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my

> weight and

> >

> > > figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her

> own

> >

> > > body

> >

> > > exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

> >

> > > suggests to

> >

> > > me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

> >

> > > isn't real.

> >

> > > She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

> >

> > > pull her

> >

> > > legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

> >

> > > perspective. "

> >

> > >

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > >

> >

> > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> <jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

> >

> >

> > > wrote:

> >

> > >

> >

> > >> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

> >

> > > either. The

> >

> > >> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

> >

> > > would be nice

> >

> > >> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

> >

> > > bodies, but

> >

> > >> skin types too.

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

> >

> > > <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com><nrord1%40gmail.com>>

> >

> > >> wrote:

> >

> > >>

> >

> > >>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

> >

> > > would buy

> >

> > >>> an

> >

> > >>> obese doll for their child)

> >

> > >>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

> >

> > > not

> >

> > >>> attainable?

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

> >

> > > reclined on a

> >

> > >> bed

> >

> > >>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary

> image.

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

> >

> > > IMG]

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>

> >

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>> --

> >

> > >>> Ortiz, MS RD

> >

> > >>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

> >

> > > it's the

> >

> > >>> seconds. "

> >

> > >>>

> >

> > >>>

[Guest guest]

Hope that by may you get the food you want and enjoy every bite of it!

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

To: rd-usa

From: jackiechase66@...

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:54:33 -0800

Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

You are going to love this. Last Thanksgiving I had ate at my

brother

and sister-in-laws and the only fat on the table was in a spray

bottle!!! The turkey was cut up and all the skin removed, the potatoes

riced and served dry. She keep looking at me expecting me to say

something. I didn't, the next day we had lunch at Olive Garden and I

had mushroom ravioli in a creamy cheese sauce that was great. There is

nothing worst then watching food & restaurant ads knowing you can't

get it. Sorry but I am not going out till May and I am starting to

dream of food that I can't get here.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham, AK

> On a couple of occasions, some friends have called me the last

> minute asking

> if it were OK if they serve us fried chicken. They are so afraid I

> will

> disapprove, lol!

>

> Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

> http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

> http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

> http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum

>

>

>

>>

>> I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and

> people

>> are still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and

> cooking is

>> not my thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People

> also

>> expect us to eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my

>> steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I started my BS in nutrition I vowed

> not EVER to

>> check other people plates, unless they ask me to. and I refuse to

> talk

>> " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day - I don't do that! However

> - it is

>> not unusual when everyone are checking my plate to see if the

> dietitian eats

>> " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I do....

>>

>> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>>

>> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

>> From: jackiechase66@... <jackiechase66%40yahoo.com>

>> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

>> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>>

>> This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

>>

>> experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska

> collecting

>>

>> stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

>>

>> story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

>>

>> dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

>>

>> dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

>>

>> don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we

> are

>>

>> giving to the public as a professional group.

>>

>> Jackie

>>

>>

>>

>>> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-

> figured

>>

>>> dolls

>>

>>> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

>>

>>> discusses

>>

>>> that Barbie :

>>

>>>

>>

>>> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

>>

>>> century of

>>

>>> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face

> as an

>>

>>> ideal

>>

>>> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>>

>>>

>>

>>> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

>>

>>> influence on

>>

>>> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

>>

>>> unscientific poll

>>

>>> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

>>

>>> in their

>>

>>> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has

> most

>>

>>> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited

> " images

>>

>>> in the

>>

>>> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my

> weight and

>>

>>> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her

> own

>>

>>> body

>>

>>> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

>>

>>> suggests to

>>

>>> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

>>

>>> isn't real.

>>

>>> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

>>

>>> pull her

>>

>>> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

>>

>>> perspective. "

>>

>>>

>>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>>

>>>

>>

>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

> <jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

>>

>>

>>> wrote:

>>

>>>

>>

>>>> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

>>

>>> either. The

>>

>>>> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

>>

>>> would be nice

>>

>>>> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

>>

>>> bodies, but

>>

>>>> skin types too.

>>

>>>>

>>

>>>>

>>

>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

>>

>>> <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com><nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>>

>>>> wrote:

>>

>>>>

>>

>>>>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

>>

>>> would buy

>>

>>>>> an

>>

>>>>> obese doll for their child)

>>

>>>>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

>>

>>> not

>>

>>>>> attainable?

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

>>

>>> reclined on a

>>

>>>> bed

>>

>>>>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary

> image.

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

>>

>>> IMG]

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>

>>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>> --

>>

>>>>> Ortiz, MS RD

>>

>>>>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

>>

>>> it's the

>>

>>>>> seconds. "

>>

>>>>>

>>

>>>>>

[Guest guest]

I love fried chicken, keep the wings for me... LOLPeople don't get the message

that eating right doesn't mean avoiding food you love, including the fattening

ones....occationally!

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

To: rd-usa

From: nurturingnotes@...

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:05:36 -0400

Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

On a couple of occasions, some friends have called me the last

minute asking

if it were OK if they serve us fried chicken. They are so afraid I will

disapprove, lol!

Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD.

http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com

http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum

>

> I always say I am the dietitian who likes to eat, not to cook and people

> are still " shocked " ....LOL. I am not a great cook far from it and cooking is

> not my thing, but I do (you know...next generation needs...)People also

> expect us to eat only lettuce and tomatoes/carrots. I love my

> steak....sorry.... LOLWhen I started my BS in nutrition I vowed not EVER to

> check other people plates, unless they ask me to. and I refuse to talk

> " healthy diet " over dinner. To this day - I don't do that! However - it is

> not unusual when everyone are checking my plate to see if the dietitian eats

> " properly " .....fortunatly, in most cases - I do....

>

> Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

>

> To: rd-usa <rd-usa%40yahoogroups.com>

> From: jackiechase66@... <jackiechase66%40yahoo.com>

> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:58 -0800

> Subject: Re: Obese Barbie and anti-obesity group

>

> This really has little to do with Barbie but I had an interesting

>

> experience today. The Story Corps are in Dillingham, Alaska collecting

>

> stories from as many people as possible. Well I sat down and gave my

>

> story. The person helping me with my story ask why did I become a

>

> dietitian. I said I love food. She replied " I never though that

>

> dietitians liked food. " Why would anyone ever think that dietitians

>

> don't like food. I hope that this is not one of the impressions we are

>

> giving to the public as a professional group.

>

> Jackie

>

>

>

>> When I saw the pic I just wondered what if we could buy full-figured

>

>> dolls

>

>> would it make it more acceptable to gain weight? In the link it

>

>> discusses

>

>> that Barbie :

>

>>

>

>> " Some will probably see the fat toy ads as due payback for half a

>

>> century of

>

>> having Barbie, with her other-worldly body, rubbed in our face as an

>

>> ideal

>

>> of feminine beauty. Others will chuckle and move on.

>

>>

>

>> While gobs of copy have been written about Barbie's pernicious

>

>> influence on

>

>> women's body images and sense of self-worth, an entirely

>

>> unscientific poll

>

>> in the Checkup blog last week put Barbie and her vaunted influence

>

>> in their

>

>> place. Of nearly 700 readers responding to the question " Who has most

>

>> influenced your feelings about your body? " 33 percent cited " images

>

>> in the

>

>> media " and 32 percent cited " my mother's comments about my weight and

>

>> figure. " While 14 percent said their mother's comments about her own

>

>> body

>

>> exerted the most influence, nary a soul pointed to Barbie. Which

>

>> suggests to

>

>> me that many of us have understood from an early age that Barbie

>

>> isn't real.

>

>> She's made of plastic and rubber. Heck, you can (and I often did)

>

>> pull her

>

>> legs off. That helped me keep her mind-boggling proportions in

>

>> perspective. "

>

>>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

>>

>

>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jen Zingaro

<jenzingaro@...<jenzingaro%40gmail.com>>

>

>

>> wrote:

>

>>

>

>>> Are you really asking? Because honestly, I'm not offended by

>

>> either. The

>

>>> truth is we have a variety of body types in this world and it

>

>> would be nice

>

>>> to see more dolls that display diversity... moreso than even

>

>> bodies, but

>

>>> skin types too.

>

>>>

>

>>>

>

>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Ortiz

>

>> <nrord1@... <nrord1%40gmail.com><nrord1%40gmail.com>>

>

>>> wrote:

>

>>>

>

>>>> 1) Does the pic below offend you or not? (I wonder if anyone

>

>> would buy

>

>>>> an

>

>>>> obese doll for their child)

>

>>>> 2) Does it offend you that the real Barbie has a figure which is

>

>> not

>

>>>> attainable?

>

>>>>

>

>>>> Anti-obesity group portrays a bloated Barbie-like figure

>

>> reclined on a

>

>>> bed

>

>>>> with food and drink containers strewn about as a cautionary image.

>

>>>>

>

>>>> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff198/nrord/Barbie.jpg[/

>

>> IMG]

>

>>>>

>

>>>>

>

>>>>

>

>>>

>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030901592.\

html?hpid=sec-health & hpid=artslot

>

>>>>

>

>>>> http://www.activelifemovement.org

>

>>>>

>

>>>> --

>

>>>> Ortiz, MS RD

>

>>>> " It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight,

>

>> it's the

>

>>>> seconds. "

>

>>>>

>

>>>>