A response to “A critical analysis of obesity prevention policies and strategies”

This commentary provides a response to the article “A critical analysis of obesity prevention policies and strategies” from a feminist fat studies perspective. We argue that a fundamental disjuncture exists between the authors’ desire to redress fat stigma, and their understanding of “obesity as disease”, which inherently draws on a neoliberal, healthist paradigm of health and body weight that is at the root of fat stigma.