But there is a shift, as a growing fat liberation movement has begun pushing government, medical, and cultural institutions to begin dismantling biases against fat people. Yeah, I was 29, and you’re really at the prime of your life, as they say, and I’m experiencing a chronic illness. So, there’s a study in the book about fat women in particular who stopped going to the doctor for gynecological screenings. I really, really did. So, the narrative that I grew up with is, just because you’re fat doesn’t mean you’re automatically unhealthy.