Comments on: What Have I Missed?

By: bethany

bethany — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:27:03 +0000

Great NYT article on how fat and health are not necessarily as tied together as the “war on obesity” people want us to believe:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/magazine/05wwln-idealab-t.html?_r=1&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin

By: lisbet

lisbet — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:00:09 +0000

I just watched this CBS video arguing that forcing fast-food restaurants to display caloric content on menus will help lower obesity rates:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3518744n

(p.s. I hate the word ‘guestimate’ )

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:43:49 +0000

Illinois legislators passed House Bill 1432, which requires insurance companies to provide treatment for anorexia and bulimia!!! Illinois is but the 17th state to pass such mental health parity laws, so go them.

By: kate

kate — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:55:39 +0000

You missed me showing my kids that even though I weigh more then society feels comfortable with , I’m not as uncoordinated, easily exhausted, or immobile as they seem to think I am…

http://fab50.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-at-fair.html

By: lisa-marie

lisa-marie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:06:17 +0000

Best blog post of the week:
http://www.sundrymourning.com/2008/09/16/things-i-have-learned-about-diet-and-fitness/

By: kazza

kazza — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:46:12 +0000

‘Walk-working’ – a treadmill at your workstation – sounds pretty impossible to me!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/health/nutrition/18fitness.html