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What’s Wrong With Skinny?

With New York Fashion Week kicking off tomorrow, expect the usual criticism of model being too thin. But the truth, says Lisa Hilton, is that these models are powerful, professional women just like athletes and that obesity, not anorexia, is the real health disaster.

And in response to Hilton…

What’s Wrong with Daily Beast’s Lisa Hilton?

Today at the Daily Beast, readers are being subjected to a pseudo-intellectual essay on why we’re all misguided in thinking that eating disorders are actually a problem, and that the fashion industry plays some part in their onset and popularity among women.

Fat Coppers Gain Access To Subsidised Gastric Banding in Western Australia

Under the initiative, the WA Police force will reimburse half the cost of the procedure up to a maximum of $2,000.

More Than 2,000 Claim They Are Too Fat To Work

The numbers claiming disability benefits [in the UK]on the grounds that they are incapacitated by obesity have nearly doubled from 1,100 when Labour came to power to 2,040 last year.

Fatties Share Their Thoughts About Being Fat In New Study

A Monash University-led nationwide study into the health beliefs and behaviours of obese people has found that the more severely obese a person is, the less likely they feel they can reduce their weight.

And just a few thoughts on Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ campaign…

From the ever amazing Melissa McEwan at Shakesville

From the Seattle Times

From NAAFA