January 6, 2012
This year I don’t have a resolution. I have a non-resolution. My New Year’s Resolution is to not have a resolution to lose weight, diet, or drop a pant size. I see it every year — women vowing to lose belly fat, to stop eating chocolate, to detox diet. And companies notice it, too, and they ...
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December 29, 2011
Having a good relationship with your mom may benefit more than your emotional health. Bonding with your mom could actually keep you thin, according to a new study. After tracking 977 children, researchers found that toddlers who lacked strong emotional bonds with their mothers were twice as likely to become obese by the age of ...
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November 30, 2011
Photoshopping is dangerous. Not only does it show us a false view of reality, it has led to eating disorders in men, women and children. It causes people to compare their bodies to something that doesn’t exist. Fortunately, there may soon be a tool that shows us just how fake photoshopped pictures are. This tool would tell ...
November 28, 2011
We all know about America’s weight problem. But a new study shows that US men and women are now about 20 pounds heavier than they were two decades ago. They are also farther away from their “ideal weight.” Most sources covering this study look at it from a health angle. Yes, weight gain is unhealthy, ...
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October 21, 2011
Thin women have a harder time conceiving than overweight women, according to a new study. A healthy woman has a one in two chance of having a baby, and an overweight woman has only slightly lower chances. Underweight women, however, only have a one in three chance. Being too skinny is bad for you. Why ...
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October 20, 2011
Are you tired of hearing people go on about weight loss? I sure am. And to add to the pot of self-loathing pot, Senator Claire McCaskill decided to announce to all of her Twitter followers that she was going to lose 50 pounds. And now she has reached her goal. Well, woop-de-doo to that. “I’m ...
October 14, 2011
No one will sleep with me if I’m fat. I’m sure that’s correct, because I’ve rarely seen a fat person engaged in an act of passion on a dating website advertisement. Or anywhere. Ah, but it isn’t true. According to expert advice, confidence counts for much more than perfection. In a clear reminder that men ...
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October 12, 2011
If you’re a woman, forget drinking the new version of Dr. Pepper. It’s for men only. At least it’s so heavily marketed towards men that we’re safe calling the Dr. Pepper Ten (for ten “manly” calories) ad campaign an extreme example of “manvertizing.” However, it goes beyond just targeting men. At the end of the ...
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October 7, 2011
I won’t be President. Even if I wanted to, it’ll never happen. The View recently discussed the idea of Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, running for President. Naturally, the conversation led to his weight and the idea of “fat” Presidents. But then Elisabeth Hasselback had something pretty profound to say. If Chris Christie were a ...
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October 3, 2011
Some say men think about sex every 52 seconds, others predict it’s closer to every seven. But just how often do women’s minds wander to sex, and is it our number one concern? Apparently not. A new study reveals more than 50 percent of women think more often about food than they do about sex. ...