Category Archives: Fat, fat and more fat

From an AP story: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated today that packing on too many pounds accounts for 25,814 deaths a year in the United States. As recently as January, the CDC came up with an estimate … Continue reading →

Thanks to Bob Hayes for the tip. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sales clerks tend to discriminate against shoppers who are obese, according to new study findings. Investigators found that when women wore a prosthetic suit designed to make them … Continue reading →

Kim (basement variety) emailed me this USA Today article. The paychecks of obese workers are, on average, about 2.5% less than the paychecks of their thinner counterparts in the same professions, a new study says. And the wage penalty is … Continue reading →

Paul at Big Fat Blog links to this amazing example of… well, I don’t want to use the “f” word (not that “f” word, the other “f” word… no, not that one either. Think Italy in WW2. Yup, that’s the … Continue reading →

It’s a strange day when I agree with a Tech Central Station article. But this article on exercise and weight loss (via Big Fat Blog) is interesting. …Few of us realize that the most significant body of research shows exercise … Continue reading →

[My housemate Elkins posted this comment in the “fat people and gay people” discussion. With Elkins’ permission, I’m making it a post of its own. – Amp] Mary put her finger on it here: When people really get into blaming … Continue reading →

In the previous post, I quoted from various peer-reviewed articles on dieting, to try and establish one point: Weight-loss programs do not work for most fat people over the long term. Now that we’ve read all that (or skimmed it, … Continue reading →

In an argument on an earlier thread, Don asks: How is “choosing to be fat” (which really means choosing a bad diet and bad exercise habits) like “choosing to be gay,” given that homosexuality is, as far as we know, … Continue reading →