WaPo Slams ‘Diet Culture,’ Calls to Help Kids Resist ‘Anti-Fat Expectations’
The time has come to “cancel diet culture,” according to a Washington Post essay that calls to help children “resist” conforming to “anti-fat expectations.”
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Pediatricians Promote Pills, Surgery to Treat Childhood Obesity
Pediatricians are advocating prescription medications and surgeries to treat overweight children, according to new guidance.
WATCH: L.A. School District Blasted for Video Claiming Diet Culture Based on Oppression
The Los Angeles Unified School District reportedly shared a video that said it was wrong to deem junk food bad, and a parent group was not happy about it.
CDC: Childhood Obesity Soared During Pandemic
Yet another negative consequence of the coronavirus pandemic was a sharp increase in childhood obesity, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).