NAAFA en Espanol: Fat Rights Org Introduces Materials for Spanish Speakers

LAS VEGAS - March 6, 2020 - PRLog -- NAAFA, the premier fat rights organization, is excited and proud to announce that five major brochures have been translated into Spanish. NAAFA worked with Mindful Eating Mexico® to translate and edit NAAFA brochures which will be used as tools to empower people of large body size to fight size discrimination and live their best lives.

"As we are all Mexican, the translation will be styled in Mexican Spanish, which all Spanish speakers (regardless of country of origin) will understand, although some expressions and style might not be what Spanish speakers from other countries would have chosen," wrote Lilia Graue, Founding Director of Mindful Eating Mexico®. "We have strived to use gender inclusive language, so Spanish speakers will notice the use of an "x" instead of "a", "e" or "o" in several words. While this is not grammatically correct, and inevitably some people are irritated at the use of "incorrect" language forms, we believe it is crucial to find creative ways to make a language that is binary and gendered and that privileges the male (in that all plural words are male) more inclusive."

NAAFA brochures now available in Spanish (see the "En español " tab at https://www.naafaonline.com/dev2/about/brochures.html)  include:

• NAAFA General Brochure - Folleto general de NAAFA
• NAAFA Guidelines for Nutritionists and Dietitians - Guia para Nutriologxs Y Dietistas
• NAAFA Guidelines for Fitness Professionals - Guía para profesionales de la actividad física que trabajan con clientes gordxs
• NAAFA Guidelines for Healthcare Providers - Guía para profesionales de salud con clientes gordxs
• NAAFA Guidelines for Therapists - Guía para terapeutas que tratan clientes gordxs

Our heartfelt thanks to the entire team responsible for translating and editing at Mindful Eating Mexico® https://mindfuleatingmexico.com/:

Lorena Aranda, RD, MA
Lilia Graue, MD, LMFT
María José Gutiérrez, RD, MA
Pilar Muguira, Certified Mind Body Eating Coach
Natalia Quintero, BA, Certified Health Coach
Guadalupe Rozada, RD, MSc
Gina Salame, RD
Gina Tager, Certified Mind Body Eating Coach
Erika Vértiz, MA

Special thanks to Editors Marlú Abarca and Miriam Solorio Arias for their services.

Founded in 1969, NAAFA is a non-profit fat rights organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA works to eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and member support.