fat

Fat-shaming prof must, sadly, keep his job

Universities shouldn’t fire scholars just for being mean

Fat vs. sugar in battle of the bulge

Should we cut sugar from our diets the way we banished fat decades ago?

Living large

Living large in the oil-rich Gulf

Several middle eastern nations have an obesity problem worse than the U.S.’s

Fat but fit

Fat but fit

Surprisingly, some obese people seem to be as metabolically healthy as their normal-weight peers

Victim of the Freshman 15? Blame toilet paper.

Common chemical may cause obesity

Bad news

Good news, bad news: Sept. 22-29

Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote, U.S.-Pakistani relations deteriorate further

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Confident, truly huge beauties

Barbara Amiel: “We are probably in the middle of an aesthetic change”

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Fixes for some common problems

Evolution too slow for you? Happier talking to the kids about sex than money? I can help.

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Overeating? Blame your brain

Fat in our favourite foods—including butter and steak—doesn’t just go straight to our hips, it goes first to our brain

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Eventually everyone will be fat?

By 2048, all American adults will be overweight if trends of the last 30 years continue, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Is this alarmist, or just alarmingly possible?