By Cameron English
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Harvard Medical School recently hosted an event called "Against the pathology of unruly bodies," a discussion meant to promote fat acceptance and body positivity. Panelists advanced several absurd claims, including the proposition that America imposes "fascism" on overweight people. The first and most obvious question this prompts: why is a prestigious medical school trafficking in complete nonsense?
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Harvard Medical School just hosted a panel of "body positivity" activists, giving them a platform to deny the harms of obesity and attack doctors for "fat shaming." The event featured zero physicians or dieticians, and it exemplified the hypocrisy that is destroying science's credibility.
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Cameron English
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Cameron English is a writer, editor and co-host of the Science Facts and Fallacies Podcast. Before joining ACSH, he was managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project.
