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I can only really speak about fatness in British culture, as that is the culture which I've been part of, for the last 47 years. However, I do feel that identical outcomes could be expected for any Western civilised society. In British culture, fatness is classed as something which is easy to obtain, 'if only you tried hard enough'. It's often a difficult life, being fat in the UK. It can certainly be a lonely existence, living at the junction of fat bias and fat phobia, in the context of a capitalist society. This is even more apparent at the beginning of a new year, where it almost feels obligatory to tackle habits which impact our health - and life in general. And it is at this time of year that the 'capitalist machine' gets going full-fury, with the (predictable) increase in … [Read more...] about What happens when you stop focusing on weight