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"Fat Land" by Greg Critser
In America, fat and poor go together. A new book looks at why.
By Laura Miller
Jan 9, 2003
Nonfat love in a big-box store
The wife and I take separate carts in the land of bulk peppermint patties.
By Stephen J. Lyons
Jan 8, 2002
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.
Jun 5, 2001
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.
By Tammie Hall
Dec 5, 2000
Fat like mommy
My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was.
By Anne Burt
Dec 5, 2000
Swallowing ephedra
The wildly popular herbal diet aid can be dangerous for some people. But don't expect the FDA to crack down.
By Shannon Brownlee
Jun 7, 2000
Rio Carnival's 398-pound king put on a diet
His doctor pleads with "King Momo" to lose weight.
By J.A. Getzlaff
Feb 11, 2000
Why I stopped being a vegetarian
It's anti-social, not necessarily healthful -- and besides, meat tastes good!
By Laura Fraser
Jan 7, 2000
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.
Letters to the Editor
Nov 17, 1999
I'm obese, you're obese
The Fat Guy munches on doughnuts while figuring out whether he is fat or obese.
By Steven A. Shaw
Nov 10, 1999
Eating Satan's footprints
What can the onion and garlic diet do for you? Ask, rather, what you can do for Macedonia.
By Susan McCarthy
Oct 29, 1999
"Fat guys kick ass"
If I ate less, I'd lose weight. But I don't, because I love food.
By Steven A. Shaw
Oct 15, 1999
Going right through you
The diet pill Xenical reduces fat absorption, but may cause unpleasant side effects.
By Sharon Lerner
Jun 30, 1999
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.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jun 14, 1999
Is meat sexy?
Vegetarians may not be getting enough zinc -- or lovin'.
By Dawn MacKeen
Jun 1, 1999
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
By Salon Staff
Apr 2, 1999
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?
Mar 11, 1999
Didgeridoo
A new member of the big, comfy underpants set ponders why women are ostracized for 'letting themselves go.
By Anne Lamott
Mar 4, 1999
Turtle time
By Anne Lamott
Oct 15, 1998
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.
By Bob Blumer
Dec 19, 1997
A thin line between mother and daughter
A former anorexic ponders the family origins of eating disorders.
By Jennifer Egan
Nov 14, 1997
Fatlash
The anti-diet revolution is poised to sweep the nation, but are we really ready for a brave, plump new world?
By Laura Miller
Jan 6, 1997
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