DIETING AND THE DIET INDUSTRY
NAAFA'S OFFICIAL POSITION:
Dieting for the sole purpose of losing weight rarely achieves permanent weight loss and can
result in negative health consequences. Laws and regulations protecting the consumer are
nonexistent or remain unenforced. Since people undertaking diets are rarely given sufficient
information to allow them to give true informed consent, the National Association to Advance
Fat Acceptance strongly discourages participation in weight-reduction diets.Further, NAAFA
strongly condemns any diet marketing strategy based on guilt and fear. Such approaches
cause untold suffering to fat people by ruining their self-esteem and by perpetuating negative
stereotypes. NAAFA demands that local, state and federal governments regulate the diet
industry to protect the consumer from misleading claims regarding safety and long-term
effectiveness.
NAAFA ADVOCATES:
• That local, state and federal legislatures introduce, pass, enact, and enforce legislation
which protects consumers against dangerous or ineffective diets and misleading diet
advertising. (of course being morbidly obese isn't dangerous at all)
• That state and federal regulatory agencies adopt regulations and closely monitor and
control all aspects of the $58 billion+* diet industry. (only a fraction of what the food industry makes from selling burgers to these cows)
• That all commercials for weight-loss diets and diet products be banned from radio and
television. The lack of product success, negative health consequences and the
extreme negative impact of anti-fat propaganda on the self-esteem and quality of life of
fat people results in discrimination against people of size. (but it's ok to continue advertising for Golden Coral)
• That federal regulations require all diets and weight-loss products to clearly display a
health warning (similar to those found on cigarettes) regarding possible hazards and
side effects.(yet no health warnings on the 40lbs of bacon they eat per week)

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Further, NAAFA
i need the gubbamint to tell me what to eat
wtf


