No other country is fatter. Over 30% of Americans are clinically obese. Given the medical community’s conclusion that obesity should now be considered a disease, the IRS allowed last April for tax deductions for weight-loss programs. But is this the best way to combat our tubbiness? And what does it mean to consider obesity a disease?
On Greener Pastures: A Talk With The New York City Parks Commissioner
Adrian Benepe Parks Commissioner of New York City
Outlining Obese: Obesity From A Medical Perspective
Robert Eckel MD, Professor of Medicine and Assistant Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado
Too Fat for…? Size Discrimination At Work And On The Plane
Francis White Board Member of National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)
No Shore Thing: Six Mysteries Of The Beach
Fred Guterl Senior editor at Newsweek
Invisible Men: Literature of the African Diaspora
Darrell Pinckney Author "Out There: Mavericks of Black Literature (Basic Books)"
Open Schools On Open Phones
Should Vouchers Be Worth More?
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