http://dir.salon.com/topics/dieting/?source=rss&aim=dieting en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST By Kate Harding Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/01/24/kate_harding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/01/24/kate_harding/index.html?source=rss Well, it is. And it's OK to say it, because after decades of agonizing over my weight, I've finally realized that the F-word isn't dirty. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/08/10/bt_katz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/08/10/bt_katz/index.html?source=rss The Yale researcher discusses why society has created high-calorie cravings and how to normalize our diets By Amy Benfer Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/09/vegetarian_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/09/vegetarian_teens/index.html?source=rss Researchers warn parents about the dangers of teen vegetarianism. By Judy Berman Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/22/carol_lay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/01/22/carol_lay/index.html?source=rss Salon cartoonist Carol Lay discusses the world's first diet-book graphic memoir and why the best approach to weight loss is the least sensational. By Laura Miller Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/05/Mark_bittman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/01/05/Mark_bittman/index.html?source=rss Mark Bittman's revolutionary "Food Matters" is both a cookbook and a manifesto that shows us how to eat better -- and save the planet. By Catherine Price Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/15/not_so_bulging_brides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/15/not_so_bulging_brides/index.html?source=rss Has pre-wedding dieting gotten out of control? By Todd Levin Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/15/charles_atlas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/15/charles_atlas/index.html?source=rss Forget Wii Fit and Perfect Pushup suction cups. To get in shape, I went back to the original fitness guru -- "the world's most perfectly developed man." By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/25/eating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/25/eating/index.html?source=rss Self magazine finds that 75 percent of women have an unhealthy relationship with food. By Julie Klausner Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/11/skinny_bitch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/11/skinny_bitch/index.html?source=rss It's a vegan manifesto masquerading as a diet fad. But the only thing this weight-loss book will help you lose is self-esteem. By Craig Seligman Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss The polemical sequel to "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan's new book shows how processed foods are making us fat and sick -- and why eaters must revolt. By Ann Bauer Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/08/diabulimia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/08/diabulimia/index.html?source=rss Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal. By Andrew Leonard Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/population_and_diet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/population_and_diet/index.html?source=rss Carnivores, relax. You are not necessarily destroying the earth. Notes from a veggie vs. steak diet showdown. By Lynn Harris Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/12/plus_size_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/12/plus_size_kids/index.html?source=rss More retailers to offer larger clothes for larger kids, analysts predict. By Julia Wallace Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/16/kolata/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/16/kolata/index.html?source=rss From munching parties to Slim-Fast to Atkins, we've spent centuries trying to lose weight -- despite all the evidence that diets don't work. By Carol Lloyd Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/12/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/12/fat/index.html?source=rss A new study looks at the nutritional cost of parenting. By Catherine Price Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/09/eating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/09/eating/index.html?source=rss Girls ages 9 to 12 are especially susceptible to weight gain. How can parents and schools encourage healthy habits without going too far? By Page Rockwell Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/18/low_fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/18/low_fat/index.html?source=rss A low-fat diet may help reduce women's risk of a breast cancer recurrence. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2006/11/28/mindless_eating/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2006/11/28/mindless_eating/index.html?source=rss Brian Wansink, of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, dishes about food self-delusion, holiday dieting, and how it might be the size of your plate -- not pie -- that's responsible for your paunch. By Carol Lloyd Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/09/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/09/what_else/index.html?source=rss Face lifts, depressed babies, gay politicians and more! By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/06/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/06/fat/index.html?source=rss Study says that cohabitation leads to weight gain for women, but not for men. By Garrison Keillor Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/15/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/15/keillor/index.html?source=rss My name is Gary, and I eat White Castle cheeseburgers while snoring. By Lynn Harris Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/25/xenical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/25/xenical/index.html?source=rss Panel recommends OTC status for "controversial" emergency contraception -- no, sorry, diet pill. By Ayelet Waldman Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/12/12/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/12/12/fat/index.html?source=rss Thanksgiving yams, Chanukah latkes, Christmas cookies ... for me, they all add up to a holiday-size serving of self-hatred. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss Mike Huckabee, Arkansas' newly skinny governor, weighs in on the humilation of being fat, why government shouldn't police our grease, and whether he's planning to diet his way to the White House. By Rebecca Traister Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/29/obesity_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/29/obesity_myth/index.html?source=rss Americans are way too fat -- right? Well, maybe not. A controversial new book claims that our diet-crazed culture is buying into a big lie.