There has been a shift in recent years to embrace fatness as a disease and in fact, the American Medical Association did do just that in 2013, against advice from many experts. Is the premise of larger body sizes as inherently “diseased” helpful? What about “ob*sity” doctors who advocate for the use of a person's first language? Is that shift going to end the stigma for fat people? Let’s talk about it!

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High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20045868#:~:text=Uncontrolled%20high%20blood%20pressure%20can,risk%20of%20life%2Dthreatening%20complications.

New JAMA Study Challenges CDC’s 400,000 Obesity Deaths Figure: https://consumerfreedom.com/press-releases/99-new-jama-study-challenges-cdcs-400000-obesity-deaths-figure/

How Can You Ignore The Correlation Between Weight And Health?: https://danceswithfat.org/2021/09/14/how-can-you-ignore-the-correlation-between-weight-and-health/

A Disturbing New “Weight Loss Device” Seeks To Lock People’s Jaws Shut: https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2021/07/10558914/otago-weight-loss-device-magnetic-backlash

For an overview of how the media gets it wrong and right check this out: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6H2WAS0E8/

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If you want an overview of lots of studies go here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I0pKz2QZl6x2d2cX3dZ3wKD3iNecOWeppfaDw5fOTMo/edit?usp=sharing