Tag Archives: Obesity

Are all vegans skinny?

People searching for a way to lose weight and get healthier may consider going vegan. That’s not a bad plan, but many people don’t understand what a vegan is. Going vegan is more than just shunning meat which defines vegetarians who do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans do not use other animal products and […]

If Obesity is a disease, what is the medicine to cure it?

Obesity is a disease. I don’t want to waste time arguing whether it’s a choice or a sign of a lazy individual who won’t get off the couch and stop eating junk food. Obesity is a disease and it’s a chronic disease; it’s a disease with no cure like arthritis, diabetes, and Crohn’s. Like many […]

Santa is fat so he must be unhealthy, right?

Originally published 12/6/14 Santa Claus is the most famous fat man in the world. He usually gets a pass for his heavyweight condition, except from nutcase, anti-obesity activist Meme Roth who says, “the customary image of Santa Claus is close to morbidly obese.”  She believes he should be re-invented into a jolly old elf who resembles […]

Quarters and Collarbones

I usually blog about losing weight. Today I’m blogging about dangerous weight loss. I have written about dangerous ways to lose weight and there are many. This time I’m writing about the danger of losing too much weight. While much attention is given to the health benefits of weight loss, less attention is given to the […]

The same instincts that allowed my ancestors to survive are killing me!

I, just as my ancestors thousands of years ago, was created to spend most of my time and energy seeking food. My ancestors might have luck finding some food and they couldn’t be picky. The available food might not be particularly palatable, but even though it didn’t taste very good it was important that they ate […]

Are You a Healthy Eater or a Smart Eater? Take the Quiz!

It’s no secret that the way you eat affects both your weight and your health. It also affects your mood. Food is meant to be pleasure, but the weight management process can take all the pleasure out of eating. There are two ways to eat to support both weight management and good health, but one […]

Good Citizens Don’t Get Fat

“Fat-bashing in all its varied forms–criticism, exclusion, shaming, fat talk, self-deprecation, jokes, gossip, bullying–is one of the last acceptable forms of prejudice.” – excerpted from Good Girls Don’t Get Fat by Robyn Silverman, PhD In the five years since Robyn Silverman’s book was published, weight obsession has gotten worse. Prejudice against fat people is more prevalent and […]

Take the Quiz: Are You Too Fat?

It’s hard to know what’s too fat and what’s okay. We get so many mixed messages from the media.  It’s not just a simple numbers formula as some health experts would have you think. It’s not a matter of whether or not you have a hot beach body either. Everybody seems to have an opinion, but […]

Can sleep deprivation be a factor in obesity?

Yesterday I wrote about working conditions that may contribute to the obesity rate seen in people engaged in the nursing profession. It created a flurry of replies that discounted the notion that shift work has any effect on body weight. Some readers said that shift work was not a valid reason for being overweight. They’re […]

We Don’t Need (no stinkin’) Restaurant Label Law (part 2)

Yesterday I shared my position on Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act), that was signed into law on March 23, 2010. I know that I took a controversial position. I think it’s important to further clarify why I wrote we don’t need a menu calorie labeling law. It’s important to state: I […]