Goals of the INDD
ツ Question the idea of one "right" body shape.
ツ Raise awareness of weight discrimination, size bias and fat phobia.
ツ Declare a day free from diets and obsessions about body weight.
ツ Present the facts about the diet industry, emphasizing the inefficacy of commercial diets.
ツ Honor the victims of eating disorders and weight-loss surgery.
ツ Help end weight discrimination, sizism and fat phobia.
INDD is an annual celebration of body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity. This day is also dedicated to promoting a healthy life style with a focus on health at any size and in raising awareness of the potential dangers of dieting and the unlikelihood of success; the Institute of Medicine summarises: "those who complete weight loss programs lose approximately 10 percent of their body weight only to regain two-thirds within a year and almost all of it within five years." The first International No Diet Day was celebrated in the UK in 1992. Feminist groups in other countries around the globe have started to celebrate International No Diet Day, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Denmark and Brazil.
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