Sublime

Women’s feminine frames were once thought to have psychological weakness written into them; racism often finds a foothold in talk of bodies, sliding inexorably towards genetics, eugenics and more. The body is political. So it’s not a huge leap to see how food – the very stuff that makes our bodies, drives us, and keeps us strong – is used to keep b

Whether it is the Mediterranean, the Atkins or even the old fashioned low-fat, low-calorie, all diets in the short term seem to produce weight loss. Sure, they differ by amount lost—some a little more, some a little less. But they all seem to work. However, by six to twelve months, weight loss plateaus, followed by a relentless regain, despite cont

Não é por acaso que pessoas gordas são sub-representadas no local de trabalho, academicamente e nas mídias de massa.

Many a diet is broken because it feels so cruel to reject a colleague’s request to share a slice of cake on his or her birthday. You don’t want to be the mean kid at the party who spoiled the games.

Litchi

Our old friend—Eat Less, Move More. Not too bright, but as familiar as an old blanket. There were classroom-based programs, newsletters for parents, social marketing (branding, posters, in-school announcements), student events and incentives (T-shirts, water bottles). Both groups began with roughly 50 percent of the students considered overweight o