Is Obesity A Disease?
NPR: Last year the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease. In a June 18, 2013, press release… More
Obesity
Surprising Psychology Can Make the Country Healthier
Scientific American: Public health communications are designed to tackle significant medical issues such as obesity, AIDS, and cancer. For example… More
Psychological Consequences Of Calling Obesity A Disease
NPR: I’m Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I’d like to thank Celeste Headlee for… More
Should Obesity Be a ‘Disease’?
The New York Times: IN June 2013, millions of Americans contracted a disease. They developed it not because of some… More
Me Versus the Scale
The New York Times: The scale and I have reached détente. That is: I leave it alone, and it affords… More
Americans’ Eating Habits Take a Healthier Turn, Study Finds
The Wall Street Journal: Years of warnings by health officials and grim news on the bathroom scale appear to finally… More