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We are what we eat: "The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food.; By Ira Boudway Apr 8, 2006
It's a McWorld after all: A writer and a photographer visit 30 families around the world to show us what the world eats -- and how industrial food is creeping into every corner of the globe.; By Ira Boudway Dec 10, 2005
A dance contest for the obesity era: Teens compete to log the most steps on a pedometer.; Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 11, 2005
Tyra Banks plays obese: The supermodel dons a fat suit.; Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 3, 2005
Boogie Woogie Elmo and the junkyard future: What happens when you match 3D printers with free computing power? Chapter 2 of "Themepunks."; By Cory Doctorow Sep 19, 2005
Let them eat cake -- sometimes: 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 Sep 18, 2005
Gut check: 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?; By Katharine Mieszkowski Sep 18, 2005
The biggest loser: I joined Jenny Craig to do research for my novel. Instead I came face to face with all of my prejudices against the obese.; By Dale Hrabi Jun 14, 2005
Do today's kids have "nature-deficit disorder"?: A new book argues that children desperately need to be able to play in the woods -- and that our culture's sterile rejection of nature is harming them in body and soul.; by Sarah Karnasiewicz Jun 2, 2005
Getting religion about health: 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 Katharine Mieszkowski May 31, 2005
Growing up too fat: Twenty percent of American children are overweight. An expert offers advice on how to talk to your kids about their weight, why diets don't work and what society needs to do.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Apr 16, 2005
Letters: "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; Apr 8, 2005
Living large: Clothing company Torrid makes cool clothes for overweight teens. Its bodacious bras and extra-large camisoles help salvage fat kids' self-esteem. But do they also encourage obesity?; By Lynn Harris Apr 6, 2005
The fat lady sings and the Gipper passes on: What Table Talkers are saying this week about American optimism and the "sin" of obesity.; Jun 11, 2004
Teenage Waist-land: An increasing number of obese teens are opting to undergo stomach staplings. Are they trading one type of hell for another?; By Stephanie Booth Mar 16, 2004
Luring preteens with red meat: A Web site produced for girls by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association solves self-esteem problems with heaps of ground round.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Feb 11, 2003
"Fat Land" by Greg Critser: In America, fat and poor go together. A new book looks at why.; By Laura Miller Jan 9, 2003
Can we sue our own fat asses off?: Flush from their victory against Big Tobacco, activists are now gunning for the purveyors of junk food.; By Megan McArdle May 24, 2002
Segway's assault on walking: Dean Kamen's much-hyped superscooter is a slothful step in the wrong direction.; By Christopher Orlet Dec 7, 2001
Better dead than fat: The pharmaceutical industry hooked millions on the dangerous diet drug fen-phen by manufacturing demand and ignoring warnings, says a new book.; By Janelle Brown May 16, 2001
Germ theory of obesity gains weight: An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds.; By Tabitha M. Powledge Sep 19, 2000
Chunky Chinese: A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it.; By Jack Boulware Apr 10, 2000
What dreams may bomb: For years, Richard Simmons has made people earn their dreams the hard way. Now he can't give them away.; By Matt Himes Dec 1, 1999
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
Letters to the Editor: Is it better to be food-obsessed than fat and happy? Plus: Trolling for errors in "Dutch"; hip-hop merits not less scrutiny, but greater intellectual rigor.; Letters to the Editor Nov 10, 1999

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