Science say's Fat-shaming may curb obesity

[Misfit]

Fat-shaming may curb obesity, bioethicist says - TODAY Health

Daniel Callahan, a senior research scholar and president emeritus of The Hastings Center, put out a new paper this week calling for a renewed emphasis on social pressure against heavy people -- what some may call fat-shaming -- including public posters that would pose questions like this:

“If you are overweight or obese, are you pleased with the way that you look?”




“He must not have any contact with actual free-range fat people,” said Deb Burgard

 

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"Free -range fat people"

 

[Toxick]

Daniel Callahan, a senior research scholar and president emeritus of The Hastings Center, put out a new paper this week calling for a renewed emphasis on social pressure against heavy people -- what some may call fat-shaming -- including public posters that would pose questions like this:

I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of this strategy.

 

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I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of this strategy.

Me too... I think it will increase the amount of people with eating disorders and yo-yo dieters.

 

[RoseRed]

I just ate three pieces of chocolate covered macadamia nuts. ink:

 

[migtig]

I have serious doubts about the effectiveness of this strategy.

Me too.

It makes want to scarf down a pint of ice cream and a bag of doritos while sending jpegs of naked hirsute men to the brainiacs that came up with this idea.