July 7, 2016: Watch David Peters, internet star of a video of him twirling baton in a 4th of July parade in the Pittsburgh area.
https://www.follownews.com/v/3qsz
https://www.facebook.com/viralthread/videos/611306739042013
July 24, 2016: Fatima Parker appears on BBC Sunday Morning, telling why fat shaming is unacceptable and explaining that claiming fat equals unhealthy is part of fat shaming.
https://www.facebook.com/fpfpfatimaparker/videos/1214237871949358
September 12, 2016: Your Fat Friend (who writes anonymously because of threats she has received) describes the battle fat people face going to the doctor and talking to family and friends about health in a world where fat is assumed to mean unhealthy.
http://www.upworthy.com/what-its-like-going-to-the-doctor-as-a-fat-person
December 6, 2016: A study on physical reactions in social interactions shows that obese participants had stronger responses, possibly related to negative body image, and suggests that behavioral interventions focusing on body image and social insecurity might improve the wellbeing of fat patients.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311247673_Parasympathetic_cardio-regulation_during_social_interactions_in_individuals_with_obesity-The_influence_of_negative_body_image
December 14, 2016: A new study claims there is a causal relationship between body mass index (BMI, a weight-height ratio) and atrial fibrillation (AF) and offers the possibility that public health initiatives to prevent obesity could reduce AF.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27974350
December 15, 2016: Japanese pop group Pottya, named after a slang word for chubby, is gaining followers and acceptance. The members are all heavier than average in a country known for thinness and hope to change peoples’ minds about fat stereotypes and bias.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/12/15/japans-pudgy-pop-stars-take-aim-at-obesity-prejudice.html
December 16, 2016: A woman buying ice cream for her children decides to fat shame an employee, then complains on Yelp that although the employee does her job well, her looks “interfere with my experience.” The employee shared the story to educate people about bullying, and has received a lot of positive feedback and support.
http://people.com/bodies/teen-ice-cream-scooper-fat-shamed
December 19, 2016: From the “no duh” department: A study finds that, two years after having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, patients develop more food intolerance and aggravated gastrointestinal symptoms than those who didn't get the surgery.
http://www.healthnewsline.net/weight-loss-surgery-digestive-issues/2536249
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.10419/full
December 19, 2016: A study concludes that for women over 80, the rate of weight loss is associated with increased risk of dementia or mild cognitive impairment. More study is needed to understand the association.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.14552/full
December 20, 2016: Coverstory, a plus-size clothing brand, has been looking for a female trans model for their new campaign. Shay Neary booked the job, and she looks stunning. Both Coverstory and Neary are advocates for more diversity in the fashion world.
https://mic.com/articles/162832/a-plus-size-transgender-model-just-made-history-by-landing-a-major-fashion-campaign
December 21, 2016: Teresa Newsome used to hate her body but those days are (mostly) behind her, and she shares her journey with photos of the parts of her body that she struggled with.
https://www.bustle.com/articles/196371-i-took-intimate-photos-of-every-body-part-i-used-to-hate-it-showed-me
December 23, 2016: Marilyn Wann makes CNN’s list of top opinions for 2016 (scroll down – April 8) with her thoughts on Amy Schumer’s response to being included in Glamour magazine’s plus-size special edition.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/opinions/best-of-2016-opinions
December 26, 2016: Enjoy a sweet video listing six things you should not be afraid of doing in your fat body.
https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1544493035591549
December 26, 2016: While a few items in this list of advances in 2016 for obesity and health are indeed improvements for the fat community, most of the list items emphasize weight loss rather than weight-neutral healthcare and living.
http://conscienhealth.org/2016/12/top-10-milestones-2016-obesity-health
December 27, 2016: Here is a helpful list of 10 reasons why you should not make any weight-focused resolutions for the New Year.
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/12/27/ten-reasons-not-to-focus-on-your-weight-in-the-new-year
December 27, 2016: Two people having weight loss surgery are followed for a year. The patients end up weighing less with mixed feelings about the surgery, and doctors continue to talk about the resulting changes to the body as if causing so many complex and poorly understood changes is a good thing as long as you lose weight.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/health/bariatric-surgery.html
December 27, 2016: Being a fat black woman in the cosplay scene is not easy. TaLynn Kel talks about how body-image issues and fashion policing have been a part of her life since grade school, and her continued participation in the world of cosplay.
https://blackgirlnerds.com/black-fat-woman-cosplay-double-standard
December 29, 2016: According to a small study out of Australia, being fat may protect against being murdered. The researchers attribute the lower rate of fat murder victims to the physical protection of the fat padding and sociodemographic isolation.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.13374/full
December 30, 2016: Great video from Canadian Confidence blowing apart a list of things that society often says fat people can’t do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXD_yVd3LI
December 30, 2016: A paper by Jennifer A. Lee and Cat J. Pausé discusses the barriers fat women face in accessing healthcare, including why fat people are less likely to get healthcare and to receive evidence-based and bias-free healthcare when they do get it.
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02063/full
January 2017: Problems with alcohol start going up after the first year after weight loss surgery, especially for survivors of the Roux-en-Y bypass, and about two-thirds of those with this issue had never experienced problems with alcohol prior to the surgery.
http://www.mdedge.com/currentpsychiatry/article/126520/addiction-medicine/alcohol-use-disorders-after-bariatric-surgery
January 2017: Krista Henderson is a triathlete and coach, and she’s fat. Lane Bryant's website features a video of Krista training accompanied by her choices for active wear from the Lane Bryant collection.
http://www.lanebryant.com/plus-size-active/livi-360/krista/20233c21790c21792/index.cat#video
January 2017: A study links perceived discrimination and perceived stress on African Americans to higher weight. Researchers state that these risk factors should be considered as part of public initiatives to reduce fatness, perhaps not realizing that the perception of fatness alone as a problem reinforces discrimination.
http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(16)30320-8/abstract
January 2017: Dexter Mayfield is a plus-size male model and dancer, and this video shows just how sexy and talented he is. He talks about his journey, the difficulties, and the opportunities that he has found along the way.
https://thescene.com/watch/greatbigstory/this-plus-size-model-loves-what-his-body-can-do
January 3, 2017: Told at a young age that he should not pursue a career in the arts, fat dancer Erik Cavanaugh has been dancing since age 7, and he has magnificent moves, not just for a fat dancer, but for any dancer.
https://gma.yahoo.com/fierce-male-dancer-defies-traditional-body-stereotypes-bold-203457356--abc-news-fashion-and-beauty.html
January 4, 2016: Society for Human Resource Management discusses weight bias in the hiring of employees and the hope that hiring practices can be improved by diversity training and acknowledging that the problem exists.
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/weight-bias-hiring-process.aspx
January 7, 2017: What should have been a simple case of misappropriation of copyrighted material has blown up into cyber bullying of a fat photographer when someone posted one of her photos on his Instagram account in order to make fun of the people in it.
http://wjbf.com/2017/01/07/local-photographer-receives-hundreds-of-mean-messages-from-cyber-bullies | 
