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More Olympic Fever

And I mean the kind of fever that makes people act batshit crazy, because that’s the only excuse for the latest round of “It’s more important that female Olympians be jerkoff fodder than world-class...

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Why People Hate the Gym

So, we recently got rid of the car. It’s no huge hardship in a city with good public transportation, but of course, in the first few weeks of going carless, you become aware of all the places that are...

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Dance Dance Party Party

You guys, I have found my new favorite form of exercise. Or rather, I have found the perfect circumstances for engaging in one of my old favorite forms of exercise. Last night, Tari, OTM and I went to...

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Three to Four Hours a Day

Did y’all see this? Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there’s a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Seriously. Just exercise...

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From the Mailbag: Good News, Bad News

A Shapeling writes: I am a biologist attending a large, well respected conference on insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease. All the experiments were well designed, good solid data,...

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The Candidates on Obesity

Paul covered it so I don’t have to. Yay! Here’s the McCain quote from last night’s debate that sparked his post and this one: The rise of obesity amongst young Americans is one of the most alarming...

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Quick Self-Promotion/Good Article

My sister-in-law just sent me this article that she first saw in the print version of The Toronto Star. She sent it because it mentions the blog, the book, and my Dear Oprah post (woo!), but I’m...

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Quick hits: The physical cost of beauty

Two more reminders of the cost of the ideal of the perfectly toned, perfectly thin body: 1. A Daily Mail reporter (I know, I know — they’re a thin-loving nightmare, but that also means that they...

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Read ‘Em

-Lauredhel: Fat acceptance and Oppression Olympics fail on The Gruen Transfer  An excellent elaboration of Rule 11, among other things. The critique of the panellists completely fails to connect this...

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Breaking news: Fat people are not permanently attached to couches

Remember Kate Dailey’s extensive coverage of fat issues last week (aka the Newsweek fatsplosion), and her call for photos of fat people engaged in healthful activities? Well, the first round of pics...

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