You guys, it’s such a total paranoid conspiracy theory that diet and pharmaceutical companies have ANYTHING to do with the obesity hysteria. I mean, if that were true, wouldn’t they be bringing in just TONS more money these days? (Via Unapologetically Fat.) Also, the Duh Truck has visited again for another shipment. Turns out the … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2008 …
The not-so-silent killer
We all know about potatoes, the silent killer, and the horrors of drinking milk, the silent killer, thanks to certain Fox-friendly doctors and the groundbreaking work of The Health Institute of Nutrition. And while the “be healthy by getting skinny even if you’re genetically inclined to be fat which is sorta okay if you’re pretty … Continue reading »
Midweek Fluff: Gooey dogs and prickly cats
Two of us are super swamped and one of us (Kate) is currently out of town, so you may not be seeing a lot of posts this week. In order that there be something to entertain you, however, I introduce this short piece of fluff. A friend of mine had a theory that everyone is … Continue reading »
Quick hit: WaPo on fat prejudice in medicine
Roni Caryn Rabin is quickly becoming the fatosphere’s new best friend, perhaps the more wired-in version of Gina Kolata. On the heels of the fatosphere article, Rabin linked to SP/F-word side project First, Do No Harm in a Washington Post article on fat prejudice in medicine and the assumptions that doctors make about their fat … Continue reading »
Speaking of Dogs
I hate him for propagating one of the dumbest fatty stereotypes. But I also luff him. moar cute puppy pictures
I Nominate Al for the Next Honorary Medical Degree
Al [playing with dog]: What is this? Me: What? Al: Solly has a lump on his chest. Me: It’s just a fatty tumor. Al: Oh… Solly, have you tried diet and exercise?
The Onion of the FA movement
Frequent commenter (and author in her own right) Alexandra Erin has been cracking you up with her mordant wit for a while now. But she has absolutely fucking outdone herself with the new website for The Health Institute for Nutrition, a project to which I dearly hope she will let me contribute even though I … Continue reading »
Congrats, Rachel and Mo!
It’s over! Question for readers who saw it (I haven’t yet): can somebody tell me around what time in the program they came on? [Answered, thanks.] The awesome Petulant recorded it and has offered to YouTube the relevant bits for us, but we don’t want to make the poor thing sit through the entire show. … Continue reading »
Shapely Prose store is up!
Okay folks, you asked for it, so over the weekend I set up a Shapely Prose store with t-shirts and sundry other merchandise! We’re starting out with five T-shirt designs, some of which are on other items like mugs or buttons, and a few kinds of stickers. At the moment, there are three types of … Continue reading »
This Time, You Can Really Set Your DVRs
To see Rachel and Mo Pie on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet tomorrow! Oh, yeah, and MeMe Roth. Pass the popcorn.
