"They left out the number one most surprising reason why *people* can’t lose weight: THE DIET..."

They left out the number one most surprising reason why *people* can’t lose weight: THE DIET CULTURE!!! By which I mean: the diet industry, fat shame, bodysnark in the media, photoshop of horrors, equation of health and thinness, lack of clothing in plus sizes, unrealistic expectations, headless fatties, the omg obesity epidemic!!!1!… and, yes, articles like this one.

ETA: Just realized the link may not be self-evident for people not familiar with FA/HAES. Basically, there are lots of studies that prove that dieting is not an effective, permanent weight-loss method. The weight-loss industry survives on its own failure to deliver what it promises. There are also lots of studies proving that dieting does, in fact, lead to weight gain. So one of the causes of the obesity epidemic!!!1! may be our obsession with OMG THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC!!!1! Fat-shaming in all its forms certainly doesn’t help. All fat people have been made to feel ashamed of their bodies at some point in their lives. If shame led to weight loss, we would all be a size 0. Which we aren’t, ergo…