Whenever we assert that our bodies are no one else's business, someone pulls out the old, familiar economic bomb -- noting that obesity raises healthcare spending and thus affects all consumers. It's an argument that I've been repeatedly unable to counter, and I believe that it hurts our ability to advance the size diversity movement more than any other factor.
A Johns Hopkins online course, "Principles of Obesity Economics," is being offered free on "Coursera." Learning how the economics-based argument is constructed may help advocates counter it more effectively. I won't be taking it, but perhaps some of you will. If you do, please share your experiences.
Course Description
A Johns Hopkins online course, "Principles of Obesity Economics," is being offered free on "Coursera." Learning how the economics-based argument is constructed may help advocates counter it more effectively. I won't be taking it, but perhaps some of you will. If you do, please share your experiences.
Course Description
