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Council on Size and Weight Discrimination  

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  • Founded in 1990, the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination is a not-for-profit advocacy group working to end discrimination based on body size, shape, or weight. The Council serves as a consumer advocacy group for large-size people, especially in medical treatment, job discrimination, and media images. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Council on Size and Weight Discrimination]

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