Studies show that visceral fat is associated with increased inflammation, and also with increased risk of obesity-related co-morbidities.

Because of the complex combination of factors originating in the immune and endocrine systems it is still not clear exactly what goes on in the adipose tissue.

Obesity is connected with low-grade chronic inflammation, but then it gets complicated, because obesity is also associated with insulin resistance.

What’s the relationship, if any, between obesity and inflammation? Does one cause the other, or do they co-exist due to some other cause?

A recent study published by the JAMA Network looks at the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and long-term mortality.

What would exert abnormal force on a medial tibial growth plate? There is pretty good evidence that the answer is, obesity.

Overweight kids sustain more bone and joint injuries in the lower body than the upper body, compounded by excess weight.

A recent BMI study confirmed that kids who become obese tend to stay that way, which is an argument for the necessity of checking BMI early and often.

The “Revenge Body” show goes against the notion that nothing can be gained by spreading the idea that thinness is the highest state of bliss to which to aspire.

The TV series “Revenge Body With Khloe Kardashian” raised the hackles of viewers who argued that self-esteem shouldn’t be based on the others’ judgments.

A TV show called “Insatiable” has been getting into trouble over the use of the fat suit and the issues of fat-shaming and how overweight people are portrayed.

Screen time replaces sleep, indirectly affecting weight, because erratic and insufficient sleep are obesity villains.

A followup to an earlier post on a complicated relationship between mother and daughter, Charly and Charity Pierce, from “My 600-lb Life” TV series.

One study showed kids follow the optimal habits demonstrated by their moms, and it significantly reduces their likelihood of becoming obese.

Examples from the TV series “My 600-lb Life” illustrate how complicated relationships can be between morbidly obese patients and their friends and relatives.

Childhood Obesity News continues the discussion of partners and enablers, and the concept of codependency.

A good therapist will help with boundary creation but the sad truth is, some friends and family members simply do not want to join the support network.

The psychological underpinnings of addiction often involve more than one person, but is “codependency” has become a label of shame that serves no good purpose?

A partner or a parent might purposely steer a morbidly obese person in the direction of increasing weight gain, which is toxic enabling.

Overweight and obesity are in danger of becoming normalized, living out the fear that many professionals have expressed for years.

One child in five copes with the side effects of obesity, whether it’s strictly personal, or painfully apparent, like being bullied.

Some foods, like coconut oil, were considered to be obesity villains but later had their reputations rehabilitated.

Does the Netflix series “Insatiable” promote body shaming, or does it address the damage that body-shaming can do?

Coca-Cola Co. and others in the beverage industry are under criticism for not doing enough to reduce sugar in drinks and many other reasons.

Some FTO alleles appear to have connections with obesity and eating disorders, and also with psychopathology.

This post refers back to two previous ones about “Drop Dead Diva,” a TV series based in the world of law, that seems to have been fairly controversial.

Coca-Cola Co. has a longstanding practice of paying dietitians to tout the benefits of high-sugar beverages, while not even all disclose who is sponsoring them.

Corporate philanthropy provides an enormous amount of respectable cover for transactions that closely resemble bribery.

This post is an extension of “Drop Dead Diva,” which describes a popular television series accused of appealing to the “fatlogic” crowd.

A lot of overweight people feel like they contain a different, skinnier, secret, more desirable person beneath the layers of body fat and concealing clothing.