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obesity

Marriage and Fat: Do the Two Have to Go Together?

September 16, 2011 Read the full article →

  Do people tend to gain weight after they “settle down” with a romantic partner?  This is a question that interests some researchers.  While there are still questions to be answered about this issue, a number of studies have found that obesity appears to be associated with romantic couples living together (married or not) and [...]

Weight Bias Part II: From the Receiving End

February 15, 2011 Read the full article →

Many people believe that stigmatizing overweight people will motivate them to engage in healthy behaviors. But, as we discussed last time in Personal Best, much of the data about weight bias suggests that this type of prejudice actually makes people more likely to eat poorly, avoid exercise, and suffer from depression and poor self esteem [...]

Weight Bias and Myths – Part I

February 8, 2011 Read the full article →

It’s called the last socially acceptable prejudice.  It’s so visible that you can see it on sitcoms, on the internet, and maybe even in your own house on a daily basis. It’s weight bias — discrimination against overweight people.  And unlike discrimination based on race, ethnicity, physical disability, sexual orientation and religious beliefs, there’s no [...]

The Obesity Epidemic: What Can You Do?

July 29, 2009 Read the full article →

Obesity is officially an epidemic in the United States.  Today I viewed a webcast from Washington, D.C. about the obesity epidemic.  It looks like in the near future we will be experiencing many cultural changes in order to help rid our country of this dangerous and costly epidemic.  Some of these changes may include banning [...]