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The NHS says “NFW” to Surgeries for Smokers and Obese Patients

Obesity is a medically and scientifically complicated topic that is even further complicated by the public’s lack of medical and scientific knowledge. And you triple-down on the complexity once you figure in social factors such as body image standards, and

CDC: Obesity Increases Risk of 40% of Cancers

Roughly 40 percent of all cancers in the United States are connected with excess weight according to American health officials. 71% of Americans are either overweight or obese according to the CDC. The increased risk is related to 13 different

Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism, But Obese Moms Might

…although to be fair, no data exists to suggest a correlation between obesity and being an anti-vaxxer conspiracy nut. -ED First off, an admin note for our more… cognitively challenged[1] readers who follow us on Facebook: this study was undertaken

One Third of the World is Now Overweight, America Coming in First

USA! USA! USA! OM NOM NOM! OM NOM NOM! OM NOM NOM! The United States continues to lead the world in obesity, but everyone else seems hell bent on catching up. In a study funded by the Bill and Melinda

Fat Acceptance Makes People Fatter

Let’s suppose that the newest “thing” people are doing on this absurd planet is crashing their cars into brick walls. It’s viral, it’s a meme, whatever. Who cares if they get hurt? It’s their car, it’s their business. Live and let live…

3 Health Foods that are Making You Fat

Does it feel like you’re working out and eating right and still making no progress? You might be sabotaging yourself with pseudo-health foods like these: 1. Smoothies Everyone loves smoothies, right? Well no, not diabetics and people trying to gain lean