A review by aubrey_sawyer
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith

challenging medium-paced

4.5

A brilliant summary of how society has shaped treatment of fat people and children. If you want children, work with children, or spend any time around children, this is a must read. The history of fat-phobia and its roots in racism and sexism was eye opening. The extent of the role of public health and medicine in the perpetuation of this bias was shocking to me.

I really enjoyed the last chapter/action list for parents. It did a great job and distilling all the major points of the book into a manageable list.