A note about language

In this paper we use the word ‘fat.’ Many individuals and communities have reclaimed it as a source of empowerment and resistance and as a neutral descriptor rather than a derogatory term [11]. Moreover, we intentionally refrain from using the word ‘obese’ and its derivatives, which pathologize body size and project a value onto the person being described and their health status [12]. We agree with Fox et al., who assert that it is not possible “to simultaneously pathologize and destigmatize fat people” ([12] p.3). In addition to the word fat, we use the terms ‘larger body’ and ‘smaller body’ as descriptors