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"Fat Princess" "Fat Princess"
No, it's not fat-positive just 'cause the point of the game is to rescue her.
The diet that's too good to be true The diet that's too good to be true
Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal.
Exporting fatness Exporting fatness
They may still be chic, but French women aren't so skinny anymore.
Do these jeans make me look too skinny? Do these jeans make me look too skinny?
In Mauritania, fat is in. And the government wants women to go on a diet.
The professor of pigging out The professor of pigging out
Brian Wansink, of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, dishes about food self-delusion, holiday dieting, and how it might be the size of your plate -- not pie -- that's responsible for your paunch.
What else we're reading What else we're reading
Face lifts, depressed babies, gay politicians and more!
Mo'Nique's F.A.T. revolution Mo'Nique's F.A.T. revolution
The host of a reality beauty pageant for the "Fabulous and Thick" says it's time for women to feel comfortable in their own skin.
Big love Big love
Forget abs of steel -- give me soft arms, wide hips and fleshy lips! For as long as I can remember, I've been turned on by fat women.
Women beware! Shacking up with a m-a-n can make you fat! Women beware! Shacking up with a m-a-n can make you fat!
Study says that cohabitation leads to weight gain for women, but not for men.
In search of the fat and fabulous In search of the fat and fabulous
Oxygen's Mo'Nique looks for larger-than-life beauty queens.
Tyra Banks plays obese Tyra Banks plays obese
The supermodel dons a fat suit.
Let them eat cake -- sometimes Let them eat cake -- sometimes
Not everyone believes that fat kids should greatly restrict calories to slim down, or even that it's healthy for them to try.
Gut check Gut check
Wellspring, a camp for overweight teens, trains kids to have a "healthy obsession" with food and exercise. Sure, they shed pounds on the 1,200-calorie daily diet, but what happens when they get home?
Letters
"Why should wearing appropriate clothing be the privilege of only one body type?" Salon readers respond to Lynn Harris' article about fashion for plus-size teens
Terrible hunger Terrible hunger
In plain and poignant language, Judith Moore's new memoir, "Fat Girl," chronicles her youth as an obese child starved of love.
Who you callin' fat? Who you callin' fat?
After a lifetime of obsessing over her weight, the author of "The Fat Girl's Guide to Life" embarked on a mission to free women from their fear of fat.
Thin like me Thin like me
I'm not anorexic, I don't diet and I don't spend hours at the gym. I'm just naturally slim; deal with it.
Fat like mommy
My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was.
Germ theory of obesity gains weight Germ theory of obesity gains weight
An Indian researcher believes a virus may be responsible for obesity -- and he's not as crazy as he sounds.
Kudos to the Gap, if not Salon's journalist, for embracing larger sizes
"It's about time"
Everybody in size 20 Everybody in size 20
The Gap turns toward American fashion for fuller figures.
Chunky Chinese
A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it.
Rio Carnival's 398-pound king put on a diet
His doctor pleads with "King Momo" to lose weight.
The French Paradox
Americans still don't understand how the French eat whatever they want and live to tell about it.
Fat Guy says eat up and shut up
Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it.
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