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• Comebacks To Shut Down Fatphobia – Part Four

  

  You know, I've been meaning to ask you, would you *like* to go to the gym with me tomorrow morning? I could show you around! (Self-righteously, as if my... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Diet And Beauty Industries’ Cycle Of Disempowerment

  

  The diet and beauty industries don't stumble into making billions of dollars. They employ very specific strategies, one of which is their cycle of... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Putting Exercise Amounts on Food Labels Is A Dangerous Idea

  

  Today I'm writing about the horribly misguided idea of putting exercise amounts on food labels. Before I get too far into it, I want to point out that this may... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• ESPN Body-Shames Zion Williamson

  

  Imagine working your entire life with the dream of making the NBA, playing in a game that's aired on ESPN. Then, imagine that you make that dream come true!... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Let’s Have Better, And Less Fatphobic, Conversations About The Oscars

  

  Now that I live in LA, the Oscars have a special personal meaning - that I should avoid downtown because of the traffic. But of course the Oscars mean more tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Yes, It’s Wrong To Charge More For Larger Size Clothes

  

  When fat people try to get clothes that fit us, there are several levels of oppression that we might face: No Clothes For You The first is companies and lines... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Dealing With The Vague Future Health Threat (VFHT) Form Of Fatphobia

  

  The Vague Future Health Threat is something that I first wrote about almost a decade ago. But it's still going on, and it came up in conversation today, so I'm... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Stop Suggesting Body Positivity When Fat People Ask For Equality

  

  To be a fat person in this fatphobic culture is to be constantly mistreated, and then blamed for that mistreatment. If you don't want to be the victim of... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Comebacks To Shut Down Fatphobia – Part Three

  

  Here's the next installment of my series of comebacks to the fatphobic nonsense we have to deal with. If you have a phrase you'd like me to create a comeback... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• WW (Weight Watchers) Is Advertising To People With Eating Disorders

  

  I recently wrote about the dangerous downsides of dieting, including eating disorders. I saw a post that clearly illustrates one of the issues from Anna... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Three Of The Most Dangerous Downsides Of Dieting

  

  We hear a lot about how the research shows that almost everyone who attempts weight loss loses weight short term and then gains it back long-term, and while... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• The Mistake Of Soda Bans on Kid’s Menus

  

  Reader Jen let me know about a new bill proposed in Washinton state in which "sugary soft drinks would have to be removed from kid meal menus." To be clear,... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• People Died From This Chemical So, Of Course, It Became A Weight Loss Drug

  

  Let's say you're a doctor who learns that in WW1, munitions workers who were exposed to 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) began sweating profusely, experienced stomach... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Fat People, The Super Bowl, And Pretty Blatant Hypocrisy

  

  One of the reasons most commonly given for refusing to treat fat people with basic human respect, or to represent fat people in the media as happy, or successfu... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Christian Siriano Tells The Truth About Size Inclusivity in Fashion

  

  Christian Siriano is a designer who has made a name for himself designing for, among others, plus-size clients. You may remember that him for his work with... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Comebacks To Shut Down Fatphobia – Part Two

  

  Here's the next installment of my series of comebacks to the fatphobic nonsense we have to deal with. If you have a phrase you'd like me to create a comeback... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Jennifer Kuk, PhD Kind Of Almost Gets It Right About Dieting

  

  An article about an interview with Jennifer Kuk, PhD (kinesiology) is making the rounds (I'm not linking because it is chock full of fatphobic links and ads,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Diet Drug Belviq Might Give You Cancer, And That’s Not The Worst Of It

  

  Reader Harry sent me this article about the diet drug Belviq. Trials have shown that it may cause an increased risk of cancers. Nothing is for sure, the FDA... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• Lizzo, Jemel McWilliams, And The Myth Of The Dancer’s Body

  

  Recently Jemel McWilliams, who is Lizzo's choreographer and live-show artistic director gave a fabulous interview to Dance Magazine that they titled " Lizzo's... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH

• People First Language Is A Problem, Not A Solution, For Fat People

  

  The notion of "People First Language" as a good idea for describing fat people is going around again. Let's talk about this. First, a bit of background, People... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2020 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH