We’re Fat, Not Stupid By Michelle Weber Highlight Oh, did you think we didn’t realize that we’re fat? We’re all set, thanks, because the world never lets us forget it.
Feeding Our Kids, In Fatness and in Health By Michelle Weber Highlight If struggling parents feed their kids KFC, is it nutritional neglect or love?
Junk Food is 21st Century Imperialism By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The first in a New York Times’ series about global obesity looks at the place of processed foods in Brazil.
Weight Loss Does Not Cure Depression: How the World’s Heaviest Man Lost it All By Krista Stevens Highlight Paul Mason lost 700 lbs. after bariatric surgery and finds happiness elusive; dramatic weight loss does nothing to treat the underlying depression and emotional trauma that caused him to eat to excess in the first place.
If Oprah Can’t Achieve Permanent Weight Loss, Can Anyone? By Michelle Weber Highlight Writer and television producer Caissie St. Onge, writing in Vox, on Oprah, diets, and liking (or not liking) yourself — and how all the money and drive in the world doesn’t help.
