http://dir.salon.com/topics/fat/?source=rss&aim=fat en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Kate Harding Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/28/plus_sized_television/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/28/plus_sized_television/index.html?source=rss Is plus-size programming like "More to Love" and "Drop Dead Diva" empowerment, exploitation -- or both? By Kate Harding Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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. By Judy Berman Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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 Lynn Harris Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/fatprincess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/fatprincess/index.html?source=rss No, it's not fat-positive just 'cause the point of the game is to rescue her. By Ann Bauer Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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 Carol Lloyd Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/french_fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/french_fat/index.html?source=rss They may still be chic, but French women aren't so skinny anymore. By Catherine Price Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/fat_in_mauritania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/fat_in_mauritania/index.html?source=rss In Mauritania, fat is in. And the government wants women to go on a diet. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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 Lori Leibovich Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/09/monique/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/09/monique/index.html?source=rss The host of a reality beauty pageant for the "Fabulous and Thick" says it's time for women to feel comfortable in their own skin. By Josh Max Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/22/big_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/22/big_love/index.html?source=rss Forget abs of steel -- give me soft arms, wide hips and fleshy lips! For as long as I can remember, I've been turned on by fat women. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT 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 Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/03/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/03/fat/index.html?source=rss Oxygen's Mo'Nique looks for larger-than-life beauty queens. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/03/banks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/03/banks/index.html?source=rss The supermodel dons a fat suit. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/18/naafa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/18/naafa/index.html?source=rss Not everyone believes that fat kids should greatly restrict calories to slim down, or even that it's healthy for them to try. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/18/wellspring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/18/wellspring/index.html?source=rss Wellspring, a camp for overweight teens, trains kids to have a "healthy obsession" with food and exercise. Sure, they shed pounds on the 1,200-calorie daily diet, but what happens when they get home? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/04/08/torrid_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/04/08/torrid_letters/index.html?source=rss "Why should wearing appropriate clothing be the privilege of only one body type?" Salon readers respond to Lynn Harris' article about fashion for plus-size teens By Judith Moore Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/30/fatgirl_excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/30/fatgirl_excerpt/index.html?source=rss In plain and poignant language, Judith Moore's new memoir, "Fat Girl," chronicles her youth as an obese child starved of love. By Corrie Pikul Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/05/03/fat_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/05/03/fat_girl/index.html?source=rss After a lifetime of obsessing over her weight, the author of "The Fat Girl's Guide to Life" embarked on a mission to free women from their fear of fat. By Tammie Hall Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/thin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/thin/index.html?source=rss 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 Anne Burt Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/fat/index.html?source=rss My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was. By Tabitha M. Powledge Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/19/fat_germ/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/09/19/fat_germ/index.html?source=rss An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds. By Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/21/eakin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/21/eakin/index.html?source=rss "It's about time" By Emily Eakin Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/16/fatgap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/06/16/fatgap/index.html?source=rss The Gap turns toward American fashion for fuller figures. By Jack Boulware Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it.