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+Society | May 14, 2012

Do Black Women Really Want to Be Fat?

By Noliwe M. Rooks

Novelist Alice Randall says black women choose to stay overweight, but the data proves social and environmental factors play a huge role

Josh Ozersky
+Taste of America | December 7, 2011

McDonalds’s Latest Makeover: Good Intentions or Bad Spin?

By Josh Ozersky

Incremental health improvements are still progress, no matter how calculating the hamburger giant might be

Shannon Brownlee
+Public Health | November 15, 2011

Let’s Stop Being Passive About Fighting Obesity

By Shannon Brownlee
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It’s time to embrace the same tactics that worked against smoking

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+Public Health | October 24, 2011

Meet Big Soda — as Bad as Big Tobacco

By Kelly Brownell
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The beverage industry is resorting to dirty tactics to prevent taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks