In 2018, the
University of East Anglia released a report saying that fat acceptance,
body positivity and the "normalization of plus-size" was damaging to people's perceptions of obesity, made overweight and obese people less likely to seek medical attention when necessary, and undermined government initiatives intended to overcome the problem.
Resting metabolic rate varies little between people.
[85][86] Weight gain and loss are a result of interactions among genetics, diet, physical activity and other factors.
[87] There is thus little evidence to support the view that some people are obese due to a slow metabolism