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Fat acceptance movement (view source)
Revision as of 07:39, September 29, 2024
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In addition, no [[Judaism|Jewish]] or [[Islam]]ic leaders have come out in support of the fat acceptance movement. The [[Old Testament]] has multiple verses against gluttony and sloth (for example, Proverbs 23:20-21, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 23:2 and Amos 4:1).
In addition, no [[Judaism|Jewish]] or [[Islam]]ic leaders have come out in support of the fat acceptance movement. The [[Old Testament]] has multiple verses against gluttony and sloth (for example, Proverbs 23:20-21, Proverbs 28:7, Proverbs 23:2 and Amos 4:1).
==Obesity in the United States==
[[File:How to spot an American.jpg|right|thumb|250px|How to spot an [[American]].<ref>[https://t.me/myLordBebo/43727 How to spot an America], Lord Bebo and Friends, September 10, 2024. t.me/myLordBebo</ref>]]
More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese.
The incidence of obesity varies by region within the United States. In 2010, the five leanest states (that is, the states with the lowest rates of obesity) were [[Colorado]], [[Connecticut]], the [[District of Columbia]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Hawaii]]. The five states with the highest rates of obesity were [[Mississippi]], [[Alabama]], [[Tennessee]], [[West Virginia]],and [[Louisiana ]].<ref>http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/</ref> A recent study states that in 2010, the only state with less than a 20% obesity rate is Colorado. Twenty years ago, there were no states with an obesity rate higher than 15%.<ref>[http://getbetterhealth.com/more-bad-news-about-the-obesity-epidemic-in-america/2011.07.22 More bad news about the obesity epidemic in-America]</ref>
[[Michigan]],<ref>https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/inclusion-diversity/laws-policies-can-counter-weight-discrimination-work</ref> [[Washington]] state, [[New York]] state, [[New Jersey]], and [[Vermont]] have passed or introduced [[law]]s making obese people a protected class against [[discrimination]].<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/anti-size-discrimination-laws-states-companies-policies-1849823</ref>
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== Atheism and the fat acceptance movement ==
== Atheism and the fat acceptance movement ==