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According to Skepchick, "Skepchick is a group of women (and one deserving guy) who write about [[science]], skepticism, [[feminism]], atheism, [[secularism]], and [[pseudoscience]]".<ref>[http://skepchick.org/about-2/ About Skepchick]</ref> Yet despite [[medical science]] having an vast amount of evidence pointing out the [[Physical and mental health related problems associated with obesity|health risks of excess weight]] and medical science, [[exercise science]], and [[nutritional science]] having many effective measures to lose weight, Skepchick has had writers who are overweight - namely Amy Davis Roth and Heina Dadabhoy (see sections below). See also: [[Atheism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and health]]
According to Skepchick, "Skepchick is a group of women (and one deserving guy) who write about [[science]], skepticism, [[feminism]], atheism, [[secularism]], and [[pseudoscience]]".<ref>[http://skepchick.org/about-2/ About Skepchick]</ref> Yet despite [[medical science]] having an vast amount of evidence pointing out the [[Physical and mental health related problems associated with obesity|health risks of excess weight]] and medical science, [[exercise science]], and [[nutritional science]] having many effective measures to lose weight, Skepchick has had writers who are overweight - namely Amy Davis Roth and Heina Dadabhoy (see sections below). See also: [[Atheism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and health]]
=== Elyse Anders ===
Elyse Anders founded the Women Thinking Free Foundation which has been described as a "science and critical thinking organization focusing on women and women's issues".<ref>[http://www.ntxsecularcon.com/speakers.html Bio of Elyse Anders]</ref> She also led the Hug Me! I'm Vaccinated campaign which was a vaccine advocacy project. She is a podcaster and is a writer for Shepchick.<ref>[http://www.ntxsecularcon.com/speakers.html Bio of Elyse Anders]</ref> A 2011 picture of an overweight Elyse Anders can be found [https://www.flickr.com/photos/uajamie/5959111018 HERE]. In March of 2013, Anders announced that she "lost a bunch of weight".<ref>[http://skepchick.org/2013/03/dont-tell-me-to-love-my-body/ Don’t tell me to love my body] by Elyse Anders</ref>
=== Amy Davis Roth - writer at Skepchick ===
=== Amy Davis Roth - writer at Skepchick ===