Dieting

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"Fat Land" by Greg Critser
In America, fat and poor go together. A new book looks at why.
Nonfat love in a big-box store
The wife and I take separate carts in the land of bulk peppermint patties.
Overfed and undernourished
Health guru Gary Null says everything about the American diet is an abomination, a continuous trade of health for convenience that has to be stopped.
Thin like me
I'm not anorexic, I don't diet and I don't spend hours at the gym. I'm just naturally slim; deal with it.
Fat like mommy
My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was.
Swallowing ephedra
The wildly popular herbal diet aid can be dangerous for some people. But don't expect the FDA to crack down.
Rio Carnival's 398-pound king put on a diet
His doctor pleads with "King Momo" to lose weight.
Why I stopped being a vegetarian
It's anti-social, not necessarily healthful -- and besides, meat tastes good!
Letters to the Editor
Will the free market reward art and education? Plus: Gauging "the Philadelphia effect"; Americans are fat because we're lazy and eat bad food.
I'm obese, you're obese
The Fat Guy munches on doughnuts while figuring out whether he is fat or obese.
Eating Satan's footprints
What can the onion and garlic diet do for you? Ask, rather, what you can do for Macedonia.
"Fat guys kick ass"
If I ate less, I'd lose weight. But I don't, because I love food.
Going right through you
The diet pill Xenical reduces fat absorption, but may cause unpleasant side effects.
The wages of thin
"The Skinny" wants to be the world's first humorous diet book, but it's weighed down by its own neuroses.
Is meat sexy?
Vegetarians may not be getting enough zinc -- or lovin'.
Drama Queen for a Day: diets of doom
Of cabbage, pills and fried meat: This month's Drama Queen candidates tell unsavory tales of weight loss determination
Drama Queen for a Day: Diets of doom
This month's Drama Queen contest announces the winning weird declaration of love and asks, What diet ruined your appetite?
Didgeridoo
A new member of the big, comfy underpants set ponders why women are ostracized for 'letting themselves go.
Turtle time
The Surreal Gourmet: Hanukkah soup
The Surreal Gourmet By Bob Blumer Chicken soup with matzo balls is a Hanukkah meal that Jews and gentiles alike will enjoy.
A thin line between mother and daughter
A former anorexic ponders the family origins of eating disorders.
Fatlash
The anti-diet revolution is poised to sweep the nation, but are we really ready for a brave, plump new world?
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