An obese woman walks in a street.
Well good for her, but I wonder if she knew she was the subject of a photo.
I wonder this a lot when I see “fat people” pictures and videos–mainly if […]

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Been looking at the Laptop Lunchbox set on Flickr forever now (and have still not seen them all.)
I love food pictures. (Am I weird?)
I need a job so I can pack cute lunches and show them to you.

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You are a magnet.
You disguise yourself
As a lifeline,
Yet I know you
To be my destruction.
I move toward you
Even as I strain
To avoid your field.
Struggling free,
I remain haunted
By your palate stroke;
And energy moves me
Toward you once more.
Then as tongue rejoices,
Head sighs
And wonders
If death has won
Another round.
-Micki Selzter

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Tonight begins Shaq’s Big Challenge on ABC.
I guess I like Shaq, and anyone who focuses his attention on childhood obesity wins with me. I’m sure (or I am hoping) that some attention will be brought to reinforcing that this generation of children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. That’s majorly mind-blowing and heart-breaking […]

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100 ways to cut 100 calories from Prevention magazine.
I received a subscription to Prevention last year as a gift, which is convenient since I have it in my head that I want to read everything ever written by Geneen Roth.
Some of the tips are obvious, and I read some as a little self-serving. I shouldn’t […]

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What Makes You Eat More Food according to a Time Photo Essay.
Duh to all of these. Except maybe the temperature one, which I never actively think about.
No cranking up the A/C today. Nuh uh.

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I love ice cream.
This week the Diet Detective teaches us about required percentages of milk fat in ice cream, and what it takes for ice cream to be considered “low fat.”
Popular ice cream treats are also reviewed based on nutritonal value—likely to make you completely sick to your stomach.
http://www.dietdetective.com/content/view/2370/3/

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