The activists point to some successes. Three cities u2014 San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Washington, D.C. u2014 and one state u2014 Michigan u2014 have outlawed discrimination based on size.
But their central belief u2014 that the only problem with being fat is existing in a "fat-hating society" u2014 puts them at odds with virtually the entire medical establishment.
The activists point to some successes. Three cities — San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Washington, D.C. — and one state — Michigan — have outlawed discrimination based on size.
But their central belief — that the only problem with being fat is existing in a “fat-hating society” — puts them at odds with virtually the entire medical establishment.
The National Institutes of Health (news – web sites), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news – web sites), the U.S. surgeon general, the American Diabetes Assn.
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