A California woman has died after receiving lap-band surgery, according to the L.A. Times. The 55-year-old woman had called 1-800-Get-Thin and was referred to a clinic that has previously been responsible for four other such deaths. From the article: Rojeski, 55, was the second Lap-Band patient to die after surgeries at the West Hills facility [...]

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A 290 lbs man is suing fast food chain White Castle for refusing to enlarge their booths, according to the New York Post. From the article: “They’re stationary booths,” he told The Post. “I’m not humongous, [but] I’m a big guy. I could not wedge myself in.” “As I looked around the restaurant, I saw [...]

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An editorial in the New York Times proposes that an excess tax be applied to sugary drinks (sodas) and other unhealthy, processed foods. On the flip side, it also proposes the money earned from the tax be applied to subsidize fruits, veggies, etc. and make them more affordable. The editorial says: Other countries are considering [...]

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CNN has posted a thought-provoking article on misleading “spot fat treatment” claims, and what really happens to our bodies and shape when we lose weight. The article’s main contention is, essentially, that we retain the same body shape we had BEFORE we lost weight, after we’ve lost weight. Yet, many diets claim to help “bust [...]

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Bree Boyce, 22, recently won Miss South Carolina and will be going on to compete in the Miss America pageant. The catch: over the course of two years, she lost 112 pounds. Initial stories are a bit misleading, making it seem like she *just* lost the weight. A bit of Internet research shows that she [...]

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Do you know who Kate Upton is? Yeah, I didn’t either. Apparently she’s a Victoria’s Secret model, so she’s gorgeous with large, delightfully natural boobs and a killer smile. The Dirty think she’s fat. [I don't want to give this guy direct traffic. Google "Looks Like They Forgot To Photoshop Kate Upton" - and the [...]

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The Detroit Free Press published an interesting piece on how even the closest friendships can be damaged permanently by one party losing a lot of weight. From the article: It can be challenging to maintain relationships where there’s been a weight or fitness change that might be perceived as threatening to others, says Christy Greenleaf, [...]

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Do I get points off for the super salacious, slightly misleading headline? Science Daily has published the results of a study that shows a correlation between diet soda drinkers and larger waistlines (ie: the nice way of saying fat). The alleged culprit: aspartame. Epidemiologists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health [...]

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In my guest post on All The Weigh last week (The Invisible [Horrible, Lazy, Unattractive] Fat Person), I talked about how pervasive fat hate — and self hate — is, and that it starts young. In one study, 9-year-old girls ascribed patently negative words to pictures of fat people, and positive words to pictures of [...]

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Folks, we have our Jamie’s Food Revolution finale! The Los Angeles United School District has voted to GET RID of flavored milk in its schools. Of course, the LAUSD won’t let Oliver have this one. From the USA Today article: Some board members were rankled by the perception that the district was caving in to [...]

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