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Why Bill Maher is wrong about fat-shaming

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University
Bill Maher suggests that fat-shaming may help people lose weight.Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock.com

On a recent episode of his Friday evening talk show, Bill Maher proposed that society combat obesity by body-shaming overweight individuals. He argued that “fat shaming doesn’t need to end, it needs to make a comeback” to deter...

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