Childhood obesity was already a noteworthy trend, but the pandemic has caused this trend to soar to new levels. What can and should be done?

Whether the trend of rejecting such descriptors as curvy, full-figured, plus-size, zaftig, etc. is healthy or counterproductive has been much discussed.

Unapologetically obese people have some strong voices, and their point of view is sought by publications for reviews of entertainment based on obese characters.

In entertainment media, obesity is sometimes just a sub-theme, or comes with fat jokes and food jokes. Rarely it is about full-fledged human beings and respect.

Take a look at two movies that deal with trauma, fat-shaming, self-acceptance, and a wonderful celebration of big women.

Aside from the effect on appetite, there is the all-important question of how body weight is affected by both sucrose and the non-nutritive sweetener.

Currently, so many stresses work together to create a fraught environment for children, including factors that contribute to creating an obesogenic environment.

Halloween doesn’t need to be an orgy of high-fructose corn syrup. Here are some creative ways to keep it healthy.

Mothers and children are not only at risk of death or serious disability. Childhood obesity is woven right into the fabric of the coronavirus pandemic.

After years of hearing about how fat people are ruining it for everybody, the epidemic has provided new ways to make overweight and obese people feel bad.

Not only overweight and obese people are dealing with the ugly possibility of falling ill with coronavirus but they also have to deal with the weight stigma.

At this moment in history, we must realize that children are not magically immune to COVID-19 and that both obesity and COVID are equal-opportunity predators.

It did not take long for the unholy alliance between Obie and Covie to become apparent. And there is no end in sight, at least for the obesity epidemic.

Many of the measures society takes to protect children from the virus can paradoxically end up worsening the problem by causing even more obesity.

Obesity and coronavirus celebrate their convergence to form what some call colliding pandemics and others call a perfect storm.

There is a case to be made for the idea that school with masks is better than no school, but some folks don’t see it that way.

A quick looks at some studies of what is already known about the many links between the COVID-19 pandemic and childhood obesity.

Let’s recap at the close of Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: Media and awareness are conjoined twins.

Awareness means that the psychological ramifications around weight are pervasive, especially when people struggling with weight issues tell their own stories.

Much is written and said about people who carry extra pounds, and thanks to the open nature of media, there is ample opportunity for them to have their say too.

One of the most prominent and eloquent voices belongs to a woman who for many years published only under the pseudonym Your Fat Friend.

In terms of educating the public about obesity, in children, teens, or adults, what does “Insatiable” bring to the table? Not a heck of a lot.

Before this Netflix show even hit the airwaves, well over 200,000 people had already signed a Change.org protest petition. Here’s why.

We keep exploring the edutainment-fatsploitation spectrum in acknowledgment of Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Here’s the story of Barry Austin.

At what point does edutainment ooze across the line into fatsploitation? And how much the media are to be blamed?

Standup comedian Jim Gaffigan’s books provide helpful insights into childhood obesity and relay his self-acceptance in terms of embracing his love of food.

Are TV shows like The Biggest Loser educational and inspirational, or detrimental? What type of awareness is actually raised?

Edutainment can have physical aspects and play an important role in childhood obesity prevention.

This post wraps up the story of Daniel Lambert, who, during his lifetime, was the largest human being known to have ever lived.

Born in England in 1770, Daniel Lambert was the largest human in recorded history and a popular figure on London’s social scene. Here’s his story.