What is the balance between dealing with America’s obesity problem without contributing to body shaming culture?

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Just curious to hear some thoughts

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Focusing on health more than weight or size.

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Probably just promoting actual healthy dietary changes & mental health programs for binge eating disorders. 
I don't think we should actively "fight obesity", because diet culture and anti-obesity has really NOT helped anyone's actual health. Yoyo dieting is probably worse for health than just being fat.

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We should promote a culture of healthful living - promoting healthy eating choices and exercise as a way of life.  So, community planners should include sidewalks and shops to walk to, parks and trails, etc.  Restaurants, including fast food, should be incentivized to provide healthier versions, and grocery stores should be incentivized to provide lower prices on locally grown fruits and vegetables and non-processed food in general.  Towns and communities, schools and churches should try to arrange for community gardens and social events to encourage healthy activities. 
Separately, we should in the media and as a society be accepting of all body types. We shouldn’t use a person’s body weight to pass judgement about a person’s beauty, emotional stability, or professional capabilities.

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Recognizing that people can feel beautiful at any size but also having hard conversations with loved ones about obesity health risks

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Saying that you should be at a weight that your doctor okays. If your doctor says that you are outside the healthy weight range then you should be actively trying to loose otherwise you run a high risk for a multitude of medical conditions including increased heart attack risk. Never be unkind to others or call them names. A lot of people struggle with medical conditions and eating disorders. For most overweight people it is much harder than you believe to loose or even maintain a weight. Please always be compassionate ❤️

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I don't know what the solution is but I feel it's somewhere in the vicinity of acceptance that obesity isn't healthy and health isn't an indicator of value.

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Having the FDA give more of a shit about what's put in our food that's leading to our obesity issues while also helping relieve food deserts by assuring nutritious food can be easily accessed no matter where you live

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Promoting self love. If you are obese you should LOVE yourself and your body enough to say "I am beautiful just the way I am but I love myself enough to want to be healthier"

What is the balance between dealing with America’s obesity problem without contributing to body shaming culture?

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