In Defense Of Fat Acceptance By Mary Worley Summary
A Critique of “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance”
By Mary Ray Worley Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance, written by Mary Ray Worley, is an article about the way she feels about body fat (492). Mary Worley’s take on fat changed when she went to the convention of the National Association to Advanced Fat Acceptance (492). The author goes on to talk about how fat people should not be ashamed of their bodies and that there are no real medical reasons why they need to lose the weight (Worley 492-94). Worley believes that a fat person should not try to lose the weight because, to her, it is more hazardous to a person’s health because they will just gain the weight back and then some (493-94). As for me, I believe a person has …show more content…
Mary Ray Worley believes that all people should be happy in the bodies they are given (492). Worley goes on to say that “fat people do need to be active and strong enough to carry their body weight comfortably, but they may feel ill at ease exercising in public because of unkind stares and comments” (494). If a fat person is indeed happy in their body then they should not care what others may say or think. Worley 's suggestion that we try to be happy with the way we look regardless of what others think is understandable, as long as everyone realizes that being overweight does have its disadvantages. When it comes to the subject of obesity, people shouldn 't care so much about the “How do I look?” part of it but should care more about their health and …show more content…
But the author never says what types of diets she actually tried or for that matter how long she even tried these diets. Just because a diet doesn’t work for her for whatever reason does not mean it will not work for someone else. Worley also believes that if we lessen the amount of food we eat, our metabolism will also lessen to stop our bodies from starving (495). But why is it then that we even have the dietary labels on food that give us a daily recommended amount to consume if our bodies are designed to slow down our metabolism if we do not eat a
By Mary Ray Worley Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance, written by Mary Ray Worley, is an article about the way she feels about body fat (492). Mary Worley’s take on fat changed when she went to the convention of the National Association to Advanced Fat Acceptance (492). The author goes on to talk about how fat people should not be ashamed of their bodies and that there are no real medical reasons why they need to lose the weight (Worley 492-94). Worley believes that a fat person should not try to lose the weight because, to her, it is more hazardous to a person’s health because they will just gain the weight back and then some (493-94). As for me, I believe a person has …show more content…
Mary Ray Worley believes that all people should be happy in the bodies they are given (492). Worley goes on to say that “fat people do need to be active and strong enough to carry their body weight comfortably, but they may feel ill at ease exercising in public because of unkind stares and comments” (494). If a fat person is indeed happy in their body then they should not care what others may say or think. Worley 's suggestion that we try to be happy with the way we look regardless of what others think is understandable, as long as everyone realizes that being overweight does have its disadvantages. When it comes to the subject of obesity, people shouldn 't care so much about the “How do I look?” part of it but should care more about their health and …show more content…
But the author never says what types of diets she actually tried or for that matter how long she even tried these diets. Just because a diet doesn’t work for her for whatever reason does not mean it will not work for someone else. Worley also believes that if we lessen the amount of food we eat, our metabolism will also lessen to stop our bodies from starving (495). But why is it then that we even have the dietary labels on food that give us a daily recommended amount to consume if our bodies are designed to slow down our metabolism if we do not eat a