fat acceptance

noun

The body positivity attitude that accepts and appreciates fatness or obesity in humans.

Opposite
fatphobia
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Meanings

nounfat acceptance (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe body positivity attitude that accepts and appreciates fatness or obesity in humans.

    Now, we aren’t discouraging dieters from learning about fat acceptance. Sometimes that disconnect between dieting and body acceptance takes a while to sort out.

    2009, Kate Harding, Marianne Kirby, “Accept That Diets Don’t Work”, in Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body, New York, N.Y.: Perigee, →ISBN, part 1 (Health), page 4

    Antonyms: fatphobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe body positivity attitude that accepts and appreciates fatness or obesity in humans.

Opposite
fatphobia
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Chicago

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