Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The documentary Your Fat Friend, directed by Jeanie Finlay, follows fat activist, writer, and Maintenance Phase cohost Aubrey ...

Every January, it seems the topics of weight and size come up over and over. New Year's resolutions to go to the gym, to eat differently, to lose weight. They're the kind of conversations that writer ...

In her new book Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia, philosopher Kate Manne identifies the multiple biases that intersect with fatphobia, and deconstructs the numerous fallacies and offensive cliches ...

I knew before seeing “The Whale” that it was a movie about a man named Charlie who weighs over 600 pounds, is grief-stricken over the death of his partner, and is effectively trapped in his apartment ...

I can’t pinpoint exactly when I began to see fatphobia everywhere in American fiction. It did not come all at once, but little by little. I saw it when I was in graduate school and a man turned in a ...

Prejudice against fat people is endemic in our society and public health initiatives aimed at reducing obesity have only worsened the problem, according to a U.S. academic. In her new book Why It’s OK ...

Brown University is offering a summer course on the "Politics of Fatness," providing students with the opportunity to explore the concept of "fatphobia." The pre-college course at the Ivy League ...

It's about damn time to love the skin you're in. At least, that's the passionate message Lizzo shared with her 27 million TikTok followers. On May 15, the "2 Be Loved" singer stitched a video from ...

Lizzo isn’t buying into weight-loss culture that encourages “escaping fatness,” and you shouldn’t either. On Monday the “Juice” singer stitched a TikTok from creator @tiffriahgrande that addressed the ...

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review ...

“You’re so brave to wear that. I wish I had your confidence.” I didn’t take it in the first time she said it, this new colleague. I was distracted, anxiously preparing for the important work meeting ...

Prejudice against fat people is endemic in our society and public health initiatives aimed at reducing obesity have only worsened the problem, according to a U.S. academic. In her new book, "Why It's ...