Being a Passenger of Size involves various humiliations inflicted by fellow passengers and logistical nightmares.

A discussion of the work of the pseudonymous “Your Fat Friend,” whose mission is to help people become aware of what it’s like to exist as an obese person.

Strangely, many people’s anecdotal accounts of weight loss include a remark to the effect that they would not have made the effort, if not for fat-shaming.

Is food addiction a substance addiction? A behavioral addiction? If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck — chances are, it is a duck.

Today we return to the concept of food addiction, which some critics have recently complained has no utility.

In the standup comedy culture obesity is both a weapon and a defense, an asset and a liability. But there is a whole other side to this apparent connection.

Many interesting things happen at the intersection of obesity and comedy, and there have always been famous overweight or obese actors and standup comics.

Does obesity cause MS? Some researchers read the evidence as an absolute yes, but it hasn’t been proven.

The metabolic syndrome, also known as insulin resistance, increases risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and is linked to obesity.

What if one of the main factors in diabetes management is Vitamin D deficiency? And is obesity a symptom of thyroid disease, or a cause?

A growing number of children and teens live with type 2 diabetes. Experts linked this with the dramatic increase, over the same time span, of childhood obesity.

Pro-inflammatory macrophages trigger low-grade inflammation that promotes systemic insulin resistance. Or… does the insulin resistance cause the inflammation?

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?