Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 12, 2007. Author Gary Taubes challenges common myths about obesity and explains why Atkins might well have been right.
David Usborne, The Independent UK. November 13, 2007. After years of anti-obesity public health advice, a major new study causes an outcry by concluding that the moderately overweight live longer.
Roger Dobson, The Independent UK. September 4, 2007. On the 15th anniversary of the little pill that changed sex lives around the world, a look at Viagra's many other uses.
Jimmy Lee Shreeve, Independent UK. August 16, 2007. Desperate to lose weight, one person found that only one diet did the trick: that of Paleolithic man. Bring on the meat.
Terrence McNally, AlterNet. March 14, 2007. The government and the food industry know that Type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle and diet; yet profit continues to determine food policy, and nutrition remains a scant part of medial education. Dr. Neal Barnard offers a solution to the crisis.