Anti-fat rhetoric is getting nastier than ever. Why our overweight nation hates overweight people.

Overselling the obesity epidemic isn't getting us anywhere. You can be big and healthy at the same time.

Obesity should be fought on all fronts, not accepted.

It's not gluttony. It's genetics. Why our moralizing misses the point.

Early exposure to common chemicals may be programming kids to be fat.

A new study finds that overweight kids eat more when they eat with other overweight kids.

In an effort to fight obesity, colleges may also trigger disordered eating.

We know that the trend toward super-thin models is pushing some of them to go on potentially deadly diets. What's it doing to the rest of us? 

As millions of middle-aged Americans have discovered, it's a lot easier to grow a belly than to not grow one.

It's not just Americans anymore; the whole world is becoming obese, and we have more than just the advent of cheap cheeseburgers to blame.

After courts questioned the way they cared for their sick kids, two mothers in different states ran away with their children. Why 'neglect' is such a complicated concept, and why loving a child isn't always enough.