Michelle needs to take care of her own fat before attempting to slim down America. Didn't even know there was an national acceptance of fat group. Live and learn.

We at the Association for Size Diversity and Health applaud Mr. Crary for
examining and bringing to light the wide range of professionals, activists and
health care advocates who are increasingly unsatisfied with the cultural trend
of shaming fat people “for their own good.” Most media reports
seem to avoid any mention of the growing number of highly qualified health
professionals who are deeply disturbed by the collateral
damage caused by programs which single fat children out for shame and
blame. The process of singling out fat children doesn’t help
anybody. We’ve seen plenty of evidence that shaming fat kids
further isolates them and drives them towards more disordered eating and
adopting even more unhealthy and dangerous behaviors. And thin
kids, often believe their size indicates that they are healthy and that they
don’t need to worry about healthy eating and exercise. Given the
fact that the shame game often leads to even more unhealthy behavior than
before, one has to wonder, what’s the point?

There is another approach that makes sense for people of all
sizes. The Health at Every Size (SM)
approach has been shown to improve health outcomes for kids of all sizes, and
without the collateral damage of the shame-based approach. This
inclusive approach, which advocates for healthy behaviors for kids of all sizes,
is based on a wealth of solid scientific evidence demonstrating success.
Health comes in all sizes. If you’re interested in learning
more about the HAES (SM) approach to health, you may wish to visit our website
at www.sizediversityandhealth.org.
You may also be interested in our upcoming conference “No BODY
Left Behind—The HAES (SM) Model: Ensuring an Inclusive Approach to Health and
Wellness” August
12-14 at the Sofitel in San Francisco.