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Obesity

Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature

We’re Fat, Not Stupid

by michelleweber September 26, 2018October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inFood, Quotes

Feeding Our Kids, In Fatness and in Health

by michelleweber May 21, 2018October 19, 2022

If struggling parents feed their kids KFC, is it nutritional neglect or love?

Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

Junk Food is 21st Century Imperialism

by Aaron Gilbreath September 19, 2017October 19, 2022

The first in a New York Times’ series about global obesity looks at the place of processed foods in Brazil.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Weight Loss Does Not Cure Depression: How the World’s Heaviest Man Lost it All

by Krista Stevens March 10, 2017October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inEditor's Pick

How the World’s Heaviest Man Lost It All

by Krista Stevens March 9, 2017October 19, 2022

Paul Mason ballooned to 980 lbs. eating to forget childhood abuse and horrific loneliness. Mason lost 700 lbs. after bariatric surgery and discovers that, despite the experiences now available to him with newfound mobility, happiness remains elusive; dramatic weight loss does nothing to treat the underlying depression and emotional trauma that caused him to eat […]

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Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

If Oprah Can’t Achieve Permanent Weight Loss, Can Anyone?

by michelleweber February 17, 2016October 19, 2022

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.

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