Talk:Fat acceptance movement

There is little evidence that obesity is related to slower resting metabolism. Resting metabolic rate doesn't vary much between people. Weight gain and loss are directly attributable to diet and activity.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} Benjamin (talk) 19:05, 13 January 2017 (UTC) (@EvergreenFir:

The content was correct. Would be good to use better sources though. What about this one. https://books.google.ca/books?id=RUQKjpkeLugC&pg=PA180#v=onepage&q&f=false Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:48, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

@Doc James: I'll trust your judgement here regarding MEDRS. I just know the sources originally given do not abide by it, but if you know of ones that do, that's fine. Not opposed to the content, just the sources. EvergreenFir (talk) 22:31, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

@EvergreenFir: yes agree with you that the prior sources were poor. The one I linked to is good. So hopefully User:Benjaminikuta can use that. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:34, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, user:Doc James. I'll go ahead and make the edit, if that's okay. Could you tell me which sources are okay, and which aren't? Benjamin (talk) 07:02, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Maybe include something about how some fat acceptance activists claim genetics, or something called "starvation mode", prevents them from losing weight, or even makes them gain weight, despite maintaining a prolonged calorie deficit, and how that is unsupported by medical science and the laws of thermodynamics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.223.45.126 (talk) 15:58, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

I must fully concur, sir. I lost over two hundred pounds over the course of two years simply by dropping all carbs from my diet. And the weight has stayed off over ten years, now. Weight gain and loss are directly attributable to diet and activity, not some mysterious "slow metabolism" issue. 174.28.35.236 (talk) 04:59, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

It´s really not that simple. Consensus article from weight conference 2020 with lots of experts in the area https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0803-x Plutten4ever (talk) 20:21, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

I think the best way to cut through this is to simply point out not every country has an obesity rate nearly half its population. America is a country in which non-fat people are a minority. 158.140.180.10 (talk) 14:47, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Currently, the article says that psychologists have been supportive of fat acceptance, but not medical doctors. Popular culture scholars are also supportive, at least interested in discussing it. One medical doctor is quoted as conditionally accepting that obese people are not automatically less healthy than thin people. The article concludes with a section of medical sources warning of negative medical consequences for obesity. If some organization of medical professionals supported fat acceptance, this would give some support to fat acceptance. Or, if there was a rigorous clinical study showing minimal negative health impacts of obesity, this would change the conclusions and tenor of this article. Does anybody know of such serious supportive evidence for fat acceptance? Until some serious supportive data is presented for fat acceptance, it is seen as a movement supporting attitudes and values that contribute to negative health outcomes. Pete unseth (talk) 03:28, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Who can say "fat?" Does the fat acceptance movement say that everyone can call people fat as long as there is acceptance in the delivery? Or is it a word only appropriate for fat people to call themselves? Is there consensus or division within the community? 45.167.113.36 (talk) 05:09, 18 August 2025 (UTC)