Sprinkle donuts. (Tara Alton / Flickr.com / Creative Commons)
Sprinkle donuts. (Tara Alton / Flickr.com / Creative Commons)
Updated: Wednesday, 06 May 2009, 8:31 AM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 06 May 2009, 8:30 AM CDT
By FRANK CARNEVALE
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Have that donut, it's International No Diet Day. That's right today is " an annual celebration of body acceptance and body shape diversity " and we have seven ways to do it.
Started in 1982 when Mary Evans Young, of England, wanted to fight the diet industry and raise awareness of the dangers in anorexia and other eating disorders, the day celebrates body image acceptance.
The day is symbolized by a blue ribbon. Its goals include raising awareness of weight discrimination, showing there is no right body shape, and promoting a day free from diets.
About.com's Eating Disorders blog encourages people to "make it a day of freedom with food."
The Body Image Coalition recommends:
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