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Fat people are routinely told by doctors to lose weight for every ailment—a broken ankle, strep throat, anxiety. This leads to delayed care, misdiagnosis, and medical trauma.

But if your wellness plan is built on the granite foundation of body respect—of eating the kale and the cookie, of walking for joy, of sleeping for recovery, of speaking to yourself like a friend—then you are not just healthy. You are free. Nudist Junior Contest 2008-7 Chunk 3

Science backs this up. Research on the Health at Every Size (HAES) model, pioneered by Dr. Linda Bacon, shows that intuitive eating and weight-neutral care lead to better long-term health outcomes than dieting. Chronic yo-yo dieting (weight cycling) is linked to higher mortality, increased inflammation, and disordered eating patterns. Fat people are routinely told by doctors to