I found the best sources of information to be the ones I found through our library's One Search. There is access to just about any data base that you could want to use and all the scholarly journals needed. You can filter your results to only peer reviewed articles and recent articles; that is very handy to stay within the parameters of the assignments. PubMed was a great data base to use for this topic.
The original topic I was interested in was whether a person can be both fat and fit, so I looked into Health at Every Size, which led me to the harms of weight stigma. Health at Every Size is a movement that originated in the 1960's. The movement really started gaining momentum in the 2010's and has undergone some fairly big changes recently. There has been an evolution of the focus of the movement to avoid healthism and I find that interesting.
I would say mis-information regarding obesity proliferates not only the internet but also society in general. Evidence of weight-stigma is everywhere. Although body-positivity has been a buzzword for the past 5-10 years you can still find plenty of cruel and negative comments made on any heavier person's social media when the person is just existing. The belief that obesity is a person's own fault and responsibility is widespread, however if you look at the research and evidence you will see this is most likely untrue. Researching this topic made me realize and examine my own beliefs about heavier weight people. I have come to the conclusion that if diets worked everyone would be thin. I have also come to the conclusion that fat people are the last acceptable prejudice, but this too seems to be moving toward a more inclusive future.
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