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![]() Daily Mail | Georgina Crook: How 21-stone mother with 'body blindness' shed half her weight Daily Mail 'Clothes shopping was a nightmare - I bought all my clothes in Evans while my friends shopped in the more fashionable stores. 'When we took the kids to the theme park I would always hold back on getting on some of the smaller rides, so subconsciously I ... A 21-STONE woman suffering from "body blindness" like Dawn French shed almost ... |
![]() Daily Mail | Growing up fat is no fun: Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents ... Daily Mail Apart from all the social and emotional problems of being a fat kid, health risks also abound. Childhood and teenage obesity is dangerously on the rise throughout the country. In addition to the risk of early death, obese teenagers are also at an ... |
85 pounds lighter and couldn't be happier about turning 40 Baltimore Sun I've called myself overweight, and heavy. My clothes have been for "big girls" from the "women's" department, but fat has never really been in my vocabulary. Other people have called me fat. I remember an incident, probably 15 years ago, ... |
Commentary: Weight discrimination not so funny Dayton Daily News In Georgia, where 40 percent of children are either overweight or obese, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta last month caught flack for its “Stop Sugarcoating” campaign, which features frowning fat kids. Some wonder if the anti-childhood obesity campaign ... |
The Perfect Body Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) According to the Social Issues Research Center (SIRC), a non-profit institute specializing in global socio-cultural trends, attractive children are more popular with classmates and teachers and on average do better in school. |
Throw a Spitball, Go to Jail ScienceBlogs (blog) Other kids don't like me," said Sarah, who has been diagnosed with attention-deficit and bipolar disorders and who is conscious of being overweight. "They were saying a lot of rude things to me. Just picking on me. So I sprayed myself with perfume. |
![]() Catholic News Agency | Maggie doesn't need a diet or a humiliating billboard Catholic News Agency Sugarcoating things or telling kids that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes may not put an end to childhood obesity, but neither will shaming fat kids. Dorian Speed recently brought the new anti-obesity campaign in Georgia to my attention. |
![]() New Republic | Stop Feeling Sorry for the Middle Class! They're Doing Just Fine. New Republic Just 17 percent of kids raised in the bottom fifth will make it there. Based on historical patterns, your own kids will have a 60 percent chance of doing so if they start out in the top two fifths. Here the concern of conservatives about complacent ... |
![]() Christian Science Monitor | Super Bowl ads battle for top spot Christian Science Monitor Super Bowl ads ranged from overweight dogs to naked M&Ms. In the end, the game between the Patriots and Giants outshone the Super Bowl ads. By Mae Anderson, Associated Press / February 6, 2012 Super Bowl ads: This photo shows a scene from the Dannon ... |