Overview

• Grande addressed fan concern around weight loss and her physique in a statement emphasizing the harm of commenting on people's bodies.
• She revealed that the body people were comparing her current physique to was her "unhealthiest" and a result of poor habits during a difficult time in her life.
• Grande stressed that health and beauty look different on different people and urged people to be gentle with each other and themselves.
• Her call echoes a growing movement against the scrutiny and policing of women's bodies and the prevalence of impossible beauty standards.
• Experts agree that commenting on someone's body or weight is harmful and shifts focus away from a person's character, talents, and value.