On AlterNet: fat

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Addiction and America's Fat Problem

Susan Cheever, The Fix. May 22, 2012.

Obesity and how to treat it are big in the media. So why doesn't HBO's new series, The Weight of the Nation, even mention addiction?

The Politics of Fat: We Have to Keep Struggling to Liberate Ourselves from Self-Hatred

Allison McCarthy, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

“We claimed the agency, we granted ourselves the authority. But we never stopped worrying about how our asses looked in our jeans.”

The Simple Trick That Can Bolster Willpower At the Supermarket

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 12, 2011.

New research finds grocery shoppers who carry baskets are more likely to purchase unhealthy food than those pushing a cart.

Are Saturated Fats Really The Enemy?

Sara Novak, Planet Green. March 16, 2011.

Beyond the new obsession with "good fats," what does fat do for our bodies and more specifically, who's to blame for America's obesity epidemic?

What You've Been Told About Sweets May Be Wrong

Kiera Butler, Mother Jones. March 14, 2011.

Many nutritionists claim that table sugar -- a molecule composed of one part fructose to one part glucose -- is no better than food-grade high fructose corn syrup.

10 States With the Worst Eating Habits

Charles B. Stockdale, Douglas A. McIntyre, Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall St.. February 13, 2011.

Levels of healthy eating vary wildly from state-to-state. Here's a breakdown of which states' residents have the most unhealthy diets.

Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?

Greta Christina, AlterNet. January 24, 2011.

Most fat people who try to lose weight aren't successful. Does it make more sense to blame fat people for lacking self- control... or to change public policy about food and health?

How This Weight-Loss Skeptic Lost 60 Pounds and Kept it Off

Greta Christina, AlterNet. January 16, 2011.

How, exactly, do you lose weight while maintaining progressive ideals about body image?

Was Atkins Right? Scientists Say Carbs -- Not Fat -- Are the Biggest Problem with America's Diet

Ed Bruske, Grist.org. December 22, 2010.

There's a growing body of scientific evidence that until now has been treated as nutritional poison: Fat is good, carbs are bad.

Can Drugs Make Americans Lose Weight? Not Likely

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. July 26, 2010.

Diet drugs have proven to be ineffective and sometimes dangerous. Yet more keep coming down the pipeline.

Is Plastic Surgery a New Religious Rite of Passage?

Jeremy Biles, Religion Dispatches. April 25, 2010.

Though it may be a global phenomenon, the roots of this fixation on the body may lie partly in American religion.

10 Things You Didn't Know Were in the Health Care Bill

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. April 5, 2010.

Calorie counts? A disclosure of swag Big Pharma reps give doctors? Abstinence education? Here are some surprising items in the health care bill.

The 4 Stupidest Lose-Weight-Quick Schemes

Brad Reed, AlterNet. January 18, 2010.

From ab belts to Taco Bell diets, here are some of the dumbest -- and unhealthiest -- things people do to lose weight.

6 Ways to Keep Your Kids From Getting Fat

Peter N. Nelson, The Faster Times. January 5, 2010.

Bad eating habits are learned young. If you really want to protect your kids, implement the following changes.

The 6 Weirdest, Scariest Processed Foods

Brad Reed, AlterNet. December 6, 2009.

Once upon a time, some brave scientists had a noble dream of ridding food of nutrients. That dream is closer to reality than ever.

Japan Fines 'Fat' People, Companies Must Measure Waist Lines of Employees

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 25, 2009.

And 'fat' here is most definitely a relative term.

Women Should Cut Out the "Fat Talk"

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. October 19, 2009.

The nasty comments women make about their bodies are uncomfortable and harmful.

Michael Pollan: Health Reform Will Make Americans Less Fat

Michael Pollan, The New York Times. September 14, 2009.

Look out fast food; when insurance companies can't dump the sick, they will have to strongly support healthy diets, or lose money.

Sex and Food: What Feeding Porn Tells Us About Our Moralistic, Thinness-Obsessed Culture

Jessica Hester, Bitch Magazine. August 28, 2009.

If porn serves as a repository for images and ideas expelled from society at large, feeding porn seems inevitable.

20 Foods That Make You Smarter

Sara Ost, EcoSalon. August 18, 2009.

Here are some healthy, environmentally friendly ways to kick-start your brain.

15 Horrifying Reasons to Never Let Anyone You Love Near a McDonald's

Sarah Irani, EcoSalon. August 15, 2009.

One of AlterNet's most popular articles of the year: Erectile dysfunction, the truth behind the "special sauce," and a burger from 1996. Keep reading if you dare.

How I Reconciled My Diet With My Feminism

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. August 4, 2009.

How can you be a fat-positive feminist who's trying to losing weight?

Does the Surgeon General's Weight Matter?

Lisa Earle MacLeod, Huffington Post. August 3, 2009.

We make all kinds of negative assumptions about heavier people, judging everything from their IQ to their work ethic.

How Eating Steak, Cake and Butter Can Make You Live Longer

Janet Paskin, Ode. July 27, 2009.

For more than three decades, we've been told that fatty foods are deadly. But new research suggests that fat can be good for you.

9 Weight Loss Secrets the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

Brie Cadman, Divine Caroline. May 11, 2009.

Here are a few hard truths the diet/food industry isn't going to tell you, but might just help you take a more realistic approach to weight loss.