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One reason the "do diets work?" debate interests me is because so many things that are terrible for fat people (and others) rests on that foundational belief that fat people could stop being fat if they wanted to.

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.CathyYoung63 wrote "Obesity should be met with compassion, not 'acceptance.'" But if weight loss diets don't work for most fat people, then telling fat people not to accept our bodies is the opposite of being compassionate.

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(Definitions: By "work," I mean that a typical fat person will be able to follow the plan and become sustainably non-fat.

By "weight-loss plan" or "weight-loss diet," I mean any plan for losing weight that depends on controlling what's eaten. This includes "lifestyle changes.")
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