Dieting Statistics Links

Nation's war on obesity

The rising rate of obesity is important to address, but terms like “war on obesity” and “food police” are inflammatory and demeaning rather than helpful. [“An invitation to the food police,” Opinion, May 10.]

Childhood obesity (Love not our children to death)

SOME of us may be shortening the life of our children without realizing it, unintentionally, unwittingly, all in the name of love, but nonetheless devastating to them when they reach middle age and beyond. “Love not our children to death” is the message in my coffee-table book on disease prevention published in the United States, [...]

Good parenting or figure fascism?

Childhood obesity is at an all-time high.

Eating disorder stats alarmingly high in Stonnington

A DISTURBING number of Stonnington adolescents are suffering from serious eating disorders, figures show.

Ask Dr. Joy Miller: Body Image

PEORIA, Ill. -- Summer is nearing and more people are thinking about digging out the shorts and swimming suits, but are you ready to show more skin?