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Jen Larsen underwent gastric bypass surgery and lost 180 pounds in a year and a half. In this excerpt from her new book, “Stranger Here,” she chronicles the initial highs and lows post-surgery.
Lady Gaga has launched a “body revolution,” while a Wisconsin news anchor shoots back at a fatphobic bully. In line with that, a researcher in Texas says that when fat women practice self-acceptance it can lead to a more enjoy-able sex life.
Diabetes and obesity are big problems for Hispanic women in New York, particularly those in low-income areas such as the South Bronx. Nutritionists say lessons in healthier eating and cooking begin with a cultural understanding of food.
New Year’s resolutions put weight loss at the top of many to-do lists. But that doesn’t mean more people should be seriously thinking about bariatric surgery, say critics of a recent FDA advisory ruling on the weight-loss implant.