"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

The pushback that shows up in conversations about anti-fatness takes exceedingly predictable forms: Losing weight is easy-calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We 're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Fat acceptance "glorifies obesity." The BML is an objective measure of size and health. Yet, these myths are as readily debunked as they are pervasive. In "You Just Need to Lose Weight," Aubrey Gordon equips readers with the facts and figures to reframe myths about fatness in...