![]() She discusses the way obesity in and of itself is NOT disease, it just often goes along with disease, so we assume the weight itself is the problem when it is not. She argues that fat itself is not the cause of disease, rather the things that often correlate to fat, and yet we view fat people's health problems as self-inflicted and deserved as a way of blaming the victim. She argues that we should be angry at the commodification of our hunger, and the way our bodies are viewed as vehicles for profit and consumption. ![]() Even if I felt the book was flawed in a few ways, I think it's still incredibly valuable.There's a whole movement started by the book and it's a really empowering, wonderful thing.Įssentially, the point of this book is that the chips are stacked against higher-weight Americans, that our senses of hunger and satiety has been manipulated for the profit of food and pharmaceutical companies, and that no conventional diet has ever proven to have consistent long-term results. ![]() ![]() First I want to say that this book is a must-read for anyone who is overweight and has ever wished they were thinner. ![]()
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