REDBOOK Magazine Boycott Called by Anti-Obesity Advocate MeMe Roth

MeMe Roth calls for boycott of REDBOOK Magazine citing March 2006 cover story as "reckless in the age of obesity."

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 6, 2006 -- http://weddinggownchallenge.blogspot.com/ -- In response to REDBOOK Magazine's March 2006 Issue and cover story, "We Love Your Body From Size 2 to 20," anti-obesity advocate MeMe Roth calls for a boycott of the magazine citing its piece as "reckless in the age of obesity."

March's issue, with rocker Sheryl Crow on the cover, features a seven-page spread of women of varying sizes, many of whom are REDBOOK employees. Half the women are visibly overweight and some "plus sized." Height and Body Mass Index (BMI) are excluded.

In her opening letter, REDBOOK editor-in-chief Stacy Morrison bemoans the fact that many of her favorite fashions are not made larger than size 12, while also heralding that she is "quite proud" to be a size 14. Later within the article, it is pointed out the average American woman is a size 14. Noticeably absent are facts that the average size 14 woman is 5' 4", overweight and at risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer, as well as a host of additional medical complications.

"REDBOOK always has had a friendly tone, but don't let that friendliness lull you into comfortable obesity," said anti-obesity advocate MeMe Roth. "If you're post MarieClaire and Glamour but not ready for AARP, I'd suggest reading Shape or SELF and getting your nutrition information from consumer watchdog, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI.) The CSPI takes no corporate or political money and publishes the exceptional Nutrition Action Healthletter. Until REDBOOK Magazine gets real about the risks associated with extra heft rather than parading health-compromised, plus-sized women in its pages, boycott it."

REDBOOK Magazine, a Hearst Magazines title, reaches an audience of 2,350,000 each year, 90% women the average age of 44. The magazine's tag line is "The Married Girl's Guide to Life."

"REDBOOK is a popular title and certainly knows its audience and advertisers. It's quick to point out the 'W' in plus-sized clothing stands for 'woman.' I wonder if that's what Gloria Steinem and her contemporaries had in mind?" said MeMe Roth. "In Manhattan I noticed a window etching that reads, 'Life equals outrunning lesser versions of yourself.' I couldn't agree more. Name one respected men's magazine that would parade its overweight employees? Instead of extolling the virtues of loving your body at any size, let's ask women to love their bodies by keeping them healthy--and certainly offering advice that women become physically fit well before having children."

Fast Facts:

• Women are at the center of the obesity epidemic. More than 90% of family food-buying decisions are made by women.
• 65% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.
• A child of overweight parents is 15 times more likely to become overweight.
• Today's generation of children is the first to be given a lesser life expectancy than their parents. This due to obesity related health complications: cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.
• The Wedding Gown Challenge encourages women to focus on being fit for life-maintaining a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI)-well before, during and long after their wedding day.

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