Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Let's talk about what being fat means. Content warning: contains a surprising amount of discussion of bigotry of many stripes. I mean more than /I/ expected. And I expected a lot. You've been warned.
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Zylla's Athenaeum theme by Daniel Raine and Nora Borealis of WholeTone Academy: wholetoneacademy.com
Additional sound effects and music by ZapSplat.
Further reading:
Health at Every Size and the Body Positivity movement: haescommunity.com
NIH on Eating Disorders: nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/eating-disorders.shtml
Study on the link between BMI and COVID-19 risk: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1257/5897045
Sabrina Springs interview on NPR: npr.org/transcripts/893006538
Another Internet Fat Person's take on BMI and its history: elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb
Study on the genetics of obesity: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955913
Article on the fat vs. fit debate: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/fat-fit-health-heart-debate/2021/03/02/727ed600-7b43-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0KaIkF4VTh8OPFeQ4Tx9DZCMJlev8ckoX2wsVx87bRslzXfKkGXIjkIbU
The study the previous link debunks, for good measure: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa151/6105192
The Food Empowerment Project on food deserts and accessibility: foodispower.org/access-health/food-deserts
Adam Ruins Everything's "Low-Fat Foods Are Making You Fatter" clip: youtube.com/watch?v=oLtQLDptI1g
Dr. Aaron Carroll's channel, Healthcare Triage: youtube.com/user/thehealthcaretriage
Study on fat-shaming's harms: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398
Let's talk about what being fat means. Content warning: contains a surprising amount of discussion of bigotry of many stripes. I mean more than /I/ expected. And I expected a lot. You've been warned.
Patreon is here!: patreon.com/zyllas_athenaeum
Or for a one-time donation, feel free to buy me a Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/zyllablack
Follow me on Twitter @Zyllable
Zylla's Athenaeum theme by Daniel Raine and Nora Borealis of WholeTone Academy: wholetoneacademy.com
Additional sound effects and music by ZapSplat.
Further reading:
Health at Every Size and the Body Positivity movement: haescommunity.com
NIH on Eating Disorders: nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/eating-disorders.shtml
Study on the link between BMI and COVID-19 risk: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1257/5897045
Sabrina Springs interview on NPR: npr.org/transcripts/893006538
Another Internet Fat Person's take on BMI and its history: elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb
Study on the genetics of obesity: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955913
Article on the fat vs. fit debate: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/fat-fit-health-heart-debate/2021/03/02/727ed600-7b43-11eb-b3d1-9e5aa3d5220c_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0KaIkF4VTh8OPFeQ4Tx9DZCMJlev8ckoX2wsVx87bRslzXfKkGXIjkIbU
The study the previous link debunks, for good measure: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaa151/6105192
The Food Empowerment Project on food deserts and accessibility: foodispower.org/access-health/food-deserts
Adam Ruins Everything's "Low-Fat Foods Are Making You Fatter" clip: youtube.com/watch?v=oLtQLDptI1g
Dr. Aaron Carroll's channel, Healthcare Triage: youtube.com/user/thehealthcaretriage
Study on fat-shaming's harms: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6565398
