An LA Times writer speaks about her own experience being a fat kid

But here is what I know about being a fat kid: It is at least as much about your head as it is about what you put in your mouth.

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A mathematician has found that overproduction of food is behind America’s weight problem

an excerpt: Did you ever solve the question posed to you when you were first hired — what caused the obesity epidemic?
We think so. And it’s something very simple, very obvious, something that few want to hear: The epidemic was caused by the overproduction of food in the United States

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Obesity rate may hit 42% by 2030

says USA Today cover story today

The LAPD is investigating “1-800-GET THIN” surgery centers over patient deaths

First the FDA, now the LAPD. Read about it here

Know what’s in your chicken?

not just antibiotics but Tylenol, caffeine, benadryl and arsenic, oh my!

60 Minutes asks: Is Sugar Toxic?

New research points finger at sugar as the culprit not just of obesity but cancer and heart disease. Low fat diet became high in sugar.

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FDA to approve new diet pill? (it’s already in use with some side effects)

Next week, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will recommend whether the agency should approve the first new prescription diet pill in 13 years.

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