obesity
17 pieces tagged “obesity”, newest first.
Ariana Grande Is Stepping Back From the Spotlight
The actress blames her audience for noticing she is distressingly thin, but fans simply don't want to see her waste away because of an unsustainable lifestyle.
Good News: MAHA Fixes Dietary Guidelines
The food pyramid has been flipped on its head, emphasizing whole foods and limiting processed foods while enraging leftists on social media.
Ozempic and the 'Body Positivity' Metamorphosis
Big-girl celebrities have slimmed down, abandoning the "body positivity" movement in a very physical and public way. Is nature finally healing?
Trump's GLP-1 Move: Smart Politics or Shortcut to Better Health?
Cheaper drugs are great, but the ultimate goal shouldn't just be "Ozempic for All." The end goal should be "Ozempic for None — Because We Don't Need It."
Lizzo Changes the Game for Body Positivity
Reality has caught up with the plus-size singer, who is demonstrating that it's essential to keep evolving, to be open to listening to hard truths, and to admit when what you're doing isn't working.
Federalism and School Lunches
Let's decentralize meal power from the federal government so that states can better take care of their own constituents.
Kennedy Is Confirmed; Now What?
Donald Trump's newly minted HHS secretary is another disruptor, and there's much about our health and wellness that needs disrupting.
New Year, New You — Without the Fat-Activist Whiners
People are once again being encouraged in their health and fitness journeys.
The Pros and Cons of RFK at HHS
For better or worse, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nominated to head Trump's Health and Human Services.
Plus-Sized Lizzo Makes a Change for the Better
Ms. "I Am the Beauty Standard" is now losing weight. Is this finally the beginning of the end of body positivity's most toxic wing?
Obesity Is a Big Problem
A new report from House Republicans says obesity will cost us up to $9.1 trillion in medical costs over the next decade.
Why Is ObamaCare Still So Terrible?
Bloated government plays a huge role, of course, but so does the increasing girth of Americans.
Trans-Slenderism: The Soft Anarchy of Self-Gratification
The secular relativist worldview starts with the premise that there is no God, therefore beauty standards are a social construct.
Big Medical Comes After Children Again
Obese children are a parenting failure, and physicians are going to profit from it.
Fat Is the New Black
Fatness, according to its body positive adherents, is just as distinct an identity as race and gender and should be included in DEIs.
Unfitness: An Existential Threat to National Security
One of the biggest factors leading to the U.S. military struggling to meet recruitment goals has to do with the obesity of America's youth.