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'You Just Need to Lose Weight' aims to change your thinking about being 'fat'

'You Just Need to Lose Weight' aims to change your thinking about being 'fat'

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'You Just Need to Lose Weight' aims to change your thinking about being 'fat'

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon brings up an important reminder early in today's episode: In the United States, the average size is plus-sized. And yet there's an overwhelmingly negative connotation attached to both the word "fat" and to fat bodies. Gordon explores those societal taboos – as well as some of the misinformation surrounding them – in her new book, You Just Need to Lose Weight. She tells NPR's Juana Summers that there's a lot of power in reframing concerns about body image, especially when it comes to addressing judgments we may hold against ourselves.
Released:
Jan 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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