Gym Bros vs. Fat Activists - How Did it Get Political?

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SOURCES:
Books:
"Fit Nation: The Gains & Pains of America's Exercise Obsession" by Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
"Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia" by Dr. Sabrina Strings
Articles:
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-o...
https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5e3z...
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/st...
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-upd...
https://morningchalkup.com/2023/09/17...
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
https://www.mysportscience.com/post/f...
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