As society grew more aware of eating disorders, those of us who were fat or very thin began to hear that we MUST have an eating disorder. Meanwhile the average-sized person with an eating disorder went unnoticed. It's not our place to diagnose other people
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People talk a lot about science denial in terms of climate change or vaccinations but few realize that the assumptions about weight regain and willpower are contradicted by obesity research
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Here's an interesting post about The Biggest Loser. I love the cultural analysis and challenge to their practices on the basis of health. Rapid weight loss is not considered to be healthy and making fat people run until they literally drop could get someone killed someday. Too bad we couldn't have a less extreme and less dangerous, positive program
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