The Lancet recently published a four-part study on obesity: The Global Obesity Pandemic, The Health and Economic…
“At the end of the study, the scientists found that the late sleepers had higher body mass indexes, typically downed more calories at dinner, and ate fewer fruits and vegetables. The late sleepers also slept fewer hours, a habit that is generally linked to weight gain…
“A Size 8 hip at Banana Republic equals a Size 2 hip at Gap.” The New York Times investigates the shitshow that is the ever-expanding “standard” women’s clothing size and finds that it remains a shitshow, but now there is an infographic. One proposed band-aid to this “vanity…
“[F]requent religious involvement appears to almost double the risk of obesity compared with little or no involvement.” — It’s unclear why religious people are more likely to become obese in middle age, but one guy guesses that “frequent participation in church is associated with good works, and…
“Obesity is almost like the new smoking.” — … Is the one fun line in an otherwise fully grim article about cancer.
This peaceful video-chart of how fat the world is getting is also a little bit like Up.
Uh oh, women are worse than ever:
More women are binge drinking, saying they downed…
