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The former SELF columnist debunks harmful—and all-too-common—myths about fat people.

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • Advocates Fear Increased Pedestrian Deaths in Planned Rose Quarter Project ODOT's analysis...

As if on cue, the day before the release of Aubrey Gordon's new book, “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new recommendation on how to treat children it deemed obese. While the new instruction is not wholly alarming—it opens by encouraging health providers to consider the "complex genetic, physiologic, socioeconomic, and environmental contributors" of their patients—it does allow for consideration of...

In “You Just Need to Lose Weight” the Maintenance Phase co-host and author of Your Fat Friend wrote 20 short, sourced arguments you can hand to your mom (and your doctor) about fatness.

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