We spend far more per person than other wealthy nations, but we're less healthy. What's wrong with this picture?
By Gabriel Winant Sep 8, 2009
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Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy.
By Sarah Hepola
April 20, 2009
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With childhood obesity at alarming rates, movie tie-ins to fast food are irresponsible. An open letter to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
May 21, 2008
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The U.S. government finally acknowledges that there might be a problem with the ubiquitous substance. But we still want to know: "Does plastic make us fat?"
By Andrew Leonard
April 18, 2008
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The food industry processes the life out of our flakes and puffs, then sponsors studies boasting of their health benefits. Isn't it time to rebel against breakfast cereal supremacy?
By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo
October 3, 2007
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New York Times blogger and evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson suggests a link between obesity and politics.
By Vincent Rossmeier
October 22, 2008
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The fiscal stimulus deal ignores those who will need help the most. Is it because food stamps make people fat?
By Andrew Leonard
January 25, 2008
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A study finds fathers' parenting styles influence kids' weight.
By Carol Lloyd
December 18, 2007
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Overweight white women suffer a significant wage penalty. Research shows it's only getting worse.
By Carol Lloyd
December 13, 2007
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NPR, NRLC, SCHIP!
By Lynn Harris
October 17, 2007
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They may still be chic, but French women aren't so skinny anymore.
By Carol Lloyd
September 20, 2007
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I worry that Alice Waters' crusade for local, seasonal food isn't reaching the people who really need it.
By Novella Carpenter
August 1, 2007
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A ubiquitous chemical in common plastic may play a role in the obesity epidemic. The chemical industry is unamused.
By Andrew Leonard
July 16, 2007
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Should obesity prevent prospective parents from adopting?
By Thomas Rogers
June 28, 2007
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Fox: "Should physical size factor into who wins 'American Idol'?"
By Lynn Harris
May 30, 2007
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Study says obesity could catapult your daughter into early rebellion.
By Carol Lloyd
March 15, 2007
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Barry Glassner, author of "The Gospel of Food," takes aim at foodies' sacred cows and explains why many of our menu choices are motivated by fear as much as hunger.
By Tracie McMillan
January 23, 2007
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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 Katharine Mieszkowski
November 28, 2006
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Australian researchers find that mothers who smoke pass health risks to daughters.
By Page Rockwell
October 23, 2006
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The rise in childhood obesity coincides with a rise in maternal employment. Let the blaming begin!
By Page Rockwell
October 2, 2006
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Expert says rise in obesity among South African women is due in part to fears of appearing to have HIV/AIDS.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
August 11, 2006
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Babies who are too fat, and moms who teach their kids to fret every calorie. When will it end?
By Katharine Mieszkowski
August 10, 2006
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I'm glad I don't weigh 571 pounds anymore. But I miss my big-girl righteousness and bravado.
By Rebecca Golden
August 8, 2006
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I like this guy a lot, but the poundage is a turnoff.
By Cary Tennis
July 27, 2006
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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 Lori Leibovich
July 9, 2006
Healthcare, American style
Big fat controversy
Indiana Jones and the kingdom of fat kids
The bisphenol A blues
The Breakfast Liberation Front
Why I pick lettuce for the Black Panthers
The anxiety of appetite
The professor of pigging out
My big fat obnoxious former self
Help! I'm falling for a fat man!
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