Plus-size men and women talk about experiencing weight stigma at the gym. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) After a car accident, Mandy Smith had to take a year off from exercise.

Fans of overweight influencers are reportedly feeling "abandoned" as those they look up to are choosing to lose weight. "I think the audiences that are feeling abandoned, in my opinion, largely the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plus-size influencers like Virgie Tovar are speaking out against paid offers to get on a weight-loss medication. (via Instagram) ...

Remi Bader opened up about the life-changing surgery she went through to “cut out 80 percent of [her] stomach.” The 30-year-old internet star, who rose to fame as an advocate for body inclusivity in ...

A plus size model who had to take a job at Greggs after struggling to find work due to rise in weight loss jabs says agencies “no longer want people who look like people”. Megan Byrne, 26, has been a ...

A plus-size model from Wales has taken a new job at Greggs, as she says she has struggled to find work due to the rise in weight loss jabs and that agencies "no longer want people who look like people ...

Years of fatphobia and a comment from my doctor inspired me to become a marathoner. I'm plus-size and don't fit the image of a traditional runner but have finished eight marathons. This is an adapted ...

Virgie Tovar is a fat activist. She’s advocated for body diversity for over a decade, written books that include You Have the Right to Remain Fat and spoken out against weight-based discrimination.