discrimination

Reading a recent article in the New York Times health blog about the growing stigma of being overweight made me sad.

Is our culture predisposed to celebrate and reward married people over singles? According to a recent post on the NY Times health blog Well there’s a growing concern among social scientists that singles are getting a raw deal in a number of areas; an inequity, which, in the interest of social parity, needs to change.

While even as little as 30 years ago, a single woman choosing such an unconventional path to motherhood would have been viewed with suspicion, today it's more common and by extension acceptable.

My friend Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, on his excellent blog Weighty Matters, says, “Yes,” obesity should be an election issue — and he’s right.

I’ll admit it: I can be a jerk. When I run into an acquaintance (sometimes even a friend) that has lost a lot of weight I often experience a pang of jealousy. Suddenly, my pants feel very tight and I’m conscious of the fact that I still haven’t lost that frosh fifteen (I graduated in 2001…)