International No Diet Day - Goals of The INDD

Goals of The INDD

There are several goals to the INDD:

  • Doubt the idea of one "right" body shape.
  • Raise awareness to weight discrimination, size bias and fatphobia.
  • Declare a free day from diets and obsessions to body weight.
  • Present the facts about the diet industry, emphasizing the inefficacy of commercial diets.
  • Show how diets perpetuate violence against women.
  • Honor the victims of eating disorders and weight-loss surgery.
  • Help end weight discrimination, sizism and fatphobia

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