Posts Tagged ‘hot topic’

Could restaurants ban obese customers?

If Mississippi lawmaker Republican Rep. John Read of Gautier had his way they just might be able to.
No one is suppose to be offended by his proposal for the new law to govern who restaurants could and could not serve based on their weight, because he “was [just] trying to shed a little light on the number [...]

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Take the Challenge

Just in time for the upcoming New Year Oprah and Bob Greene have put together the Million Viewer 2008 Challenge for everyone - “you have nothing to lose but some extra weight” and you’ll gain better health and more energy.
It’s easy to get started just fill out the online registration form, sign a contract you make [...]

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Monkey Spit Coffee

This is not a post about dieting or even health - but it is about a product that most folks consume every day - Coffee.  It is just too weird, so of course I have to blog about it.
Question of the day:  If you were going to chose between these two coffees which would you [...]

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Fitness a Luxury?

Recently I came across a post on Getting Personal: A Weighty Matter that quoted Farai Chideya’s June 8 blog:
“I’m not deluded about what I am probably doing to my joints and arteries. I am also not deluded about the many reasons why I haven’t transformed myself. I am a workaholic, internet-a-holic, and a cheeseaholic. I [...]

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Fat Hate

Fat Hate needs stamping out where ever it’s found! As if the yogurt ads weren’t enough for one day - I read about another outrageous example of “fat hate” that I feel deserves attention.
V’ron posted about a speech given by Howard Tullman (”apparently he pretty much saved Kendall College from dying by eliminating some programs [...]