Via
Shakesville, the CBC reports a doctor saying what activists have said for years:
It's not lifestyle, some people are just heavy, and yo-yo dieting only makes things worse.
"We keep hammering home the stereotype of the fat, lazy slobs who are eating fast food all the time who are not moving, not exercising or not taking care of themselves, making poor choices, when there's very little science that actually backs this up." [Emphasis mine.]
ETA: I can't
believe I didn't notice that I'd forgotten to insert the link.
Link added.
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