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What if Sarah Palin Were Obese?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Irene Rubaum-Keller

I wonder once again, would Sarah Palin have received the VP nomination if she were obese?

The #1 Way to Beat the Afternoon Slump

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Forget what Newsweek is suggesting as a way to beat the afternoon slump and just try this instead: a 20 to 30 minute nap. Seriously. I dare you. When ...

Food is a Four-Letter Word

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. Susan Corso

I suppose it started when my mother decided I had a weight problem. An only daughter, I was supposed to be like her, so since she had a weight problem, I must too.

No Weigh!

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Darryle Pollack

Before you can say "Kirstie Alley", the men all line up by the scale, with absolutely no hesitation and no prodding whatsoever, and weigh themselves. No clearer divide exists between Mars and Venus.

Can an Anorexic Woman and an Obese Woman Be Best Friends?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Leslie Goldman

The opening dialogue of disFigured moves into a rare plotline that I found shockingly real, touchy, emotional, humorous and hurtful, and introspective for viewers heavy and thin alike.

Def Jam Diet: The Experts Weigh In

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leslie Goldman

When it comes to bizarre celeb diets and wacky fitness regimens, we can't get enough. I was beyond thrilled to read last week in US Weekly that the wa...

A Bad Week For Body Image

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leslie Goldman

Club 21 is an elite clique to which high school girls at St Patrick's College can belong. The thinner the girl, the prettier and more popular she is assumed to be and the higher her rank, from 1 to 21.