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Me Versus the Scale
The New York Times: The scale and I have reached détente. That is: I leave it alone, and it affords me the same courtesy. I rarely step on it, and we’re both better off. I
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Americans’ Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal: Years of warnings by health officials and grim news on the bathroom scale appear to finally be having an impact on the nation’s eating habits. While there is no sign the
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In These Gyms, Nobody Cares How You Look In Yoga Pants
NPR: If you want to lift weights or use the treadmill at Downsize Fitness, you have to be at least 50 pounds overweight. Kendall Schrantz is a fan – and a member. The 24-year-old has
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Labeling Obesity as a Disease May Have Psychological Costs
Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings
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Bad Eating Habits Start in the Womb
The New York Times: THE solution to one of America’s most vexing problems — our soaring rates of obesity and diet-related diseases — may have its roots in early childhood, and even in utero. Researchers
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Bra Sensors Could Monitor Overeating
Mashable: Recent studies show that up to half of the U.S. population complains that they eat more when they are stressed, a condition that has also led to high rates of obesity -– and often
