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Line 25: − − == Skepchick writers who have excess weight challenges == − − ''See also:'' [[Atheism and obesity]] and [[Skepchick writers who have had excess weight challenges]] − [[File:Elyse Anders.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|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>]] − 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 [[Health risks linked to 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 Elyse Anders<ref>[https://skepchick.org/author/elyse/ Elyse Anders]</ref>, Amy Davis Roth<ref>[http://skepchick.org/author/amy/ Amy Davis Roth articles on Skepchick]</ref> and Heina <ref>[http://skepchick.org/author/heina/ Heina Dadabhoy articles at Skepchick]</ref> (see sections below). See also: [[Atheism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and health]] − − === Elyse Anders === − − Elyse Anders was a writer for Skepchick.<ref>[https://skepchick.org/author/elyse/ Elyse Anders]</ref> − − 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 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 is an atheist who writes for Skepchick.<ref>[http://skepchick.org/author/amy/ Amy Davis Roth articles on Skepchick]</ref><ref>[http://www.morethanmen.org/2012/08/10/surly-amy-davis-roth-does-more-than-her-share/ Amy Davis Roth]</ref> Pictures of an overweight Amy Davis Roth can be found [http://nonrandomheathen.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/amy-davis-roth-interview-with-skeptical-inquirer-magazine/ HERE] and [http://www.morethanmen.org/2012/08/10/surly-amy-davis-roth-does-more-than-her-share/ HERE]. − − === Heina Dadabhoy - writer at Skepchick === − − Heina Dadabhoy is an atheist who writes for Skepchick.<ref>[http://skepchick.org/author/heina/ Heina Dadabhoy articles at Skepchick]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/heinadadabhoy/info Heina Dadabhoy]</ref> Pictures of an overweight Heina Dadabhoy can be found [http://www.ranker.com/profile-of/heina-dadabhoy HERE] and [http://freethoughtalliance.org/fta/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/heina.jpg HERE] − − She has written several blog post sympathetic to the ideas of the "fat acceptance" movement.<ref>[http://skepchick.org/tag/fat-acceptance/ Heina Dadabhoy - fat acceptance blog post]</ref> For more information please see: [[Atheism and the fat acceptance movement]]
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[[File:Skepchick alexa 10-27-2017.png|thumbnail|center|300px|According to Alexa, on October 27, 2017, the Skepchick website was the 587,446th most popular website in the world in terms of its web traffic. ]]
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