International No Diet Day 2021 – May 6

International No Diet Day(INDD) is annually observed across the globe on 6th May to celebrate body acceptance and diversity. The day is dedicated to promote a healthy lifestyle and create awareness about various eating disorders and the dangers and futility of dieting.

Background:

i.International No Diet Day was created in 1992 by Mary Evans Young, the director of Diet Breakers, a British group.

ii.The First INDD was celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1992.

Ribbon:

The Blue Ribbon is the symbol of the International No Diet Day.

Goals of International No Diet Day:

• To celebrate the beauty and diversity of all shapes and sizes.
• To educate the facts about weight-loss dieting, health and body size
• To Recognise how dieting preserves the violence against women.
• To support against weight discrimination, sizism and fatphobia.