Talking Fat: Health vs. Persuasion in the War on Our Bodies

It's not a difficult read, but it raises some serious questions. For me mad, because there have been things that I'd simply taken because I too had been brainwashed into thinking it was okay for me to be bullied because of this. It also reinforced things that I had concluded made more sense than what Surprising read, regarding our obsession with weight-loss, fat-prejudice, and how all the rhetoric that we are being told is the truth is, in fact, misleading and potentially harmful to us in the end.

It also reinforced things that I had concluded made more sense than what I had been fed all my life.

If you're someone struggling with your weight, struggling with being humiliated by others because of it, you think you should read this book. H Gilbert rated it did not like it Apr 16, Mary marked it as to-read Jul 25, Lara Frater marked it as to-read Aug 23, Vero marked it as to-read Mar 13, Peggy Elam added it May 03, Larry-bob Roberts marked it as to-read Jun 30, Megan marked it as to-read Jun 16, A marked it as to-read Nov 28, Print edition must be purchased new and sold by Amazon. Gifting of the Kindle edition at the Kindle MatchBook price is not available.

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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. As a full-figured woman who constantly struggles with her weight and with societal beliefs about weight, about being fat, I was intrigued to read Dr. Lonie McMichael's Talking Fat: Health vs Persuasion in the War on Our Bodies. There is a prejudice against fat that runs rampant throughout the country.

McMichael states early in her book that this prejudice is "based on two faulty premises: What is it about? To name a few, prejudice, money, and scapegoats. This book is personal, it's critical, and it's expansive.

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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Feb 12, Jeanne Stumbaugh rated it really liked it. Surprising read, regarding our obsession with weight-loss, fat-prejudice, and how all the rhetoric that we are being told is the truth is, in fact, misleading and potentially harmful to us in the end.

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It's not a difficult read, but it raises some serious questions. For me mad, because there have been things that I'd simply taken because I too had been brainwashed into thinking it was okay for me to be bullied because of this.



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It also reinforced things that I had concluded made more sense than what Surprising read, regarding our obsession with weight-loss, fat-prejudice, and how all the rhetoric that we are being told is the truth is, in fact, misleading and potentially harmful to us in the end. It also reinforced things that I had concluded made more sense than what I had been fed all my life. If you're someone struggling with your weight, struggling with being humiliated by others because of it, you think you should read this book. H Gilbert rated it did not like it Apr 16, Mary marked it as to-read Jul 25, Lara Frater marked it as to-read Aug 23, Vero marked it as to-read Mar 13, Peggy Elam added it May 03,