International No Diet Day
- International No Diet Day
The International No Diet Day (INDD) is an annual celebration of body acceptance and body shape diversity. This day is also dedicated to raise awareness of the dangers in diets. This day is observed on May 6, and its symbol is a blue ribbon, similar to the red ribbon of the World AIDS Day.
INDD History
The concept of INDD originated at 1992, when British Feminist Mary Evans Young decided to fight the diet industry and to raise awareness of the dangers in anorexia and other eating disorders. In order to do that, Evans Young addressed the local media saying "Fat Woman Bites Back". When she was interviewed on television, she "reminded" the audience to celebrate the International No Diet Day on May 6. This specific date had no specific reason other than its proximity to the television interview.
Followed that interview, feminist groups around UK celebrated the INDD, and as the years went by, groups in other countries around the globe started to celebrate this day, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and Israel.
Goals of the INDD
There are several goals to the INDD:
* Doubt the idea of one "right" body shape.
* Raise awareness to weight discrimination, size bias and fatphobia.
* Declare a free day from diets and obsessions to body weight.
* Present the facts about the diet industry, emphasizing the inefficacy of commercial diets.
* Show how diets perpetuates violence against women.
* Honor the victims of eating disorders and weight-loss surgeries.
References
* [http://www.abc.net.au/tasmania/stories/s848144.htm ABC Tasmania, Tuesday, 6 May 2003 - How to celebrate International No Diet Day] Report from a radio station in Australia.
* [http://www.health24.com/dietnfood/General/15-742,35592.asp Health 24 - No Diet Day]
* [http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/Get+Involved/News/ViewPage.action?&repositoryName=&siteNodeId=757&CurrentFolderID=2911&ItemID=8619&Disclaimer=youthcentral Youth Central, Government of Victoria, Australia - Eat cake on 6 May for International No Diet Day]
* [http://www.largesse.net/INDD www.largesse.net]
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